Ottawa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	24
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.56M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 276% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1355th and 7871st ($2170 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 396th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 117th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Shaoyang

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	Ottawa	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$11076

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586