Ottawa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	81
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.02M	13.9M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 211% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1688th and 7400th ($2122 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 83rd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 141st and 2024th 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	$15.2	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$16559

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546