Ottawa vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	85
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	1.02M	9.07M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 347% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1355th and 8600th ($2170 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 117th and 2673rd 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	$18.7	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$19578

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529