Ottawa vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	17
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.71M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 131% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1668th and 6200th ($2133 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 15th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 123rd and 7176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Yancheng

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	Ottawa	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$18853

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$677
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$632
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$661
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$647
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$675
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$646
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$618
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$611
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$601
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$636
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$553
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$604
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$557
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$617
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$626
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$620
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$765
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$571
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$644
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$683
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$594
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$576
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$684
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$652
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$549
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$669
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$782
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$530
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1002