Ottawa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$2056
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$615
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$1041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	90
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	1.02M	13.9M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 215% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1355th and 6886th ($2170 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 104th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 117th and 1662nd 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	$18.7	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$16123

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$667
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$733
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$650
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$607
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$772
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$633
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$677
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1065
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$587
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$594
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$678
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$637
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$466
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$572
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$643
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$539
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$592
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$621
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$549
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$650
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$506
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$700
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$569
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$545
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$598
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$525
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$570
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$587
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$538
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$525
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$600