Ottawa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$1649
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	96
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	1.02M	17.7M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 133% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1290th and 5948th ($2236 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 167th and 556th 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	$17.6	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618