Ottawa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1895
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	81
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	1.02M	13.9M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 222% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1668th and 7496th ($2133 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 123rd and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tianjin

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	Ottawa	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$19275

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$656
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$646
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$630
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$767
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$621
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$697
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1044
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$562
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$673
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$626
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$468
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$584
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$632
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$528
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$512
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$492
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$558
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$466
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$748
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$709
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$660
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$525
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$508
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$524
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$519
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$540
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$566
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$554
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$547