Ottawa vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1788
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$1118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	49	42
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.1M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 193% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 1688th and 7142nd ($2122 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 50th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Yantai ranked 66th in China, while ranked 141st and 6342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Yantai

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	Ottawa	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$16486

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$639
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$611
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$494
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$601
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$608
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$587
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$557
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$568
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$553
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$649
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$737
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$460
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$523
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$522
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$453
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$536
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$549
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$596
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$668
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$619
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$582
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$550
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$759
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$576
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$582
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$645
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$539
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$578
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$672
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$599
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$593
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$645
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$571
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$648
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$720