Ottawa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	96
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	1.02M	17.5M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 139% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1744th and 6334th ($2096 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 17th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 129th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Shenzhen

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	Ottawa	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$22402

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634