Ottawa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	24
😀 Quality of life	89	38
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.82M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 188% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1290th and 6542nd ($2236 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 43rd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 167th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Shangqiu

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	Ottawa	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$18304

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542