Ottawa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$1016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
50
98
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
1.02M
12.3M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 228% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1744th and 7501st ($2096 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 129th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Wuhan

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Ottawa Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$7838

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571