Ottawa vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	55
😀 Quality of life	92	52
🏙️ Population	1.02M	9.08M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 315% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 1668th and 8627th ($2133 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 495th 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 1.7 months in Xuzhou. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Xuzhou ranked 94th in China, while ranked 123rd and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Xuzhou

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	Ottawa	Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$1.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$21609

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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 Xuzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Huaibei	$581
73 km or 45 mi	Suzhou	$592
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
76 km or 47 mi	Pizhou	$576
77 km or 48 mi	Yongcheng	$581
91 km or 57 mi	Tengzhou	$572
106 km or 66 mi	Xinyi	$571
107 km or 67 mi	Suqian	$617
138 km or 86 mi	Linyi	$530
139 km or 86 mi	Jining	$548
140 km or 87 mi	Zoucheng	$558
142 km or 89 mi	Shangqiu	$602
148 km or 92 mi	Bengbu	$519
150 km or 93 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Mingguang	$594
187 km or 116 mi	Lianyungang	$553
191 km or 119 mi	Xintai	$566
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$803
198 km or 123 mi	Fuyang	$601
198 km or 123 mi	Huainan	$615
199 km or 123 mi	Huai'an	$661
202 km or 126 mi	Jieshou	$556
216 km or 134 mi	Tai'an	$548
217 km or 135 mi	Feicheng	$550
218 km or 136 mi	Laiwu	$564
230 km or 143 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Rizhao	$549
243 km or 151 mi	Tianchang	$623
245 km or 152 mi	Zhoukou	$598
248 km or 154 mi	Changyuan	$569
258 km or 160 mi	Puyang	$583
266 km or 165 mi	Gaoyou	$632
267 km or 166 mi	Hefei	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Liaocheng	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Kaifeng	$483
268 km or 167 mi	Jinan	$547
280 km or 174 mi	Zhucheng	$541
286 km or 178 mi	Lu'an	$647
286 km or 178 mi	Xinghua	$677
287 km or 178 mi	Nanjing	$765