Ottawa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	90
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	1.02M	13.9M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 215% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1290th and 6862nd ($2236 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 81st in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 167th and 2285th 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	$17.6	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$16590

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618