Ottawa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	21
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.56M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 255% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1668th and 7929th ($2133 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 213th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 123rd and 7123rd 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	$16.4	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$11939

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615