Ottawa vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	74
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	1.02M	9.07M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 271% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1668th and 8176th ($2133 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 313th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Shenyang. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 123rd and 3872nd 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	$16.4	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$25508

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523