Ottawa vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	74
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	1.02M	9.07M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 247% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1688th and 7878th ($2122 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 141st and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Shenyang

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	Ottawa	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532