Ottawa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1722
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$255
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$1177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	49	97
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.02M	12.3M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 223% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1688th and 7573rd ($2122 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 141st and 1885th 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	$15.2	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$8347

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$643
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$649
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$691
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$638
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$658
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$619
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$595
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$610
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$600
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$600
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$589
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$608
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$615
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$587
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$565
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$562
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$556
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$554
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$650
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$535
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$612
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$575
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$542
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$551
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$599
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$556
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$589