Ottawa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	50	98
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	1.02M	12.3M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 223% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1290th and 6979th ($2236 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 167th and 2526th 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	$17.6	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$9062

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611