Ottawa vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	18
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.49M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 210% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1688th and 7385th ($2122 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 80th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 141st and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Shangrao

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	Ottawa	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$25646

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628