Ottawa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	24
😀 Quality of life	89	39
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.56M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 266% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1290th and 7649th ($2236 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 167th and 7013th 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	$17.6	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610