Ottawa vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	85
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	1.02M	9.07M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 335% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1290th and 8584th ($2236 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 167th and 3326th 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	$17.6	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511