Ottawa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1697
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$454
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	49	97
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	1.02M	12.3M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 227% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1668th and 7564th ($2133 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 107th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 123rd and 2134th 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	$16.4	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$8927

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$639
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$657
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$645
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$599
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$682
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$634
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$651
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$615
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$591
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$596
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$599
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$590
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$602
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$605
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$599
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$610
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$589
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$563
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$579
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$561
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$562
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$568
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$647
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$529
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$603
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$570
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$539
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$544
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$596
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$552
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$595
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$584