Ottawa vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
70
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
1.02M
12.7M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 172% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1744th and 6778th ($2096 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 129th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Suzhou

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Ottawa Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610