Ottawa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	21
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.56M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 251% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1688th and 7943rd ($2122 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 141st and 7142nd 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	$15.2	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619