Ottawa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$940
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	89
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	1.02M	13.9M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 224% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1744th and 7452nd ($2096 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 98th 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 Tianjin. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 129th and 2435th 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	$16.1	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573