Ottawa vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	85
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.02M	9.07M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 281% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1701st and 8334th ($2055 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 454th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 162nd and 3343rd 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	$16	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$24404

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500