Ottawa vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$2217
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	49	36
😀 Quality of life	91	52
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.98M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 157% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 1688th and 6659th ($2122 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 22nd 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 months in Zhanjiang. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 141st and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Zhanjiang

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	Ottawa	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$18767

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$797
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$802
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$711
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$617
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$714
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$839
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$858
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$828
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$580
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$620
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$873
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$574
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$548
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$782
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$592
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1734
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$627
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$579
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$678
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$601
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$785
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$778
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$801
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$564
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$694
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$995
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2396
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$586
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$583
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$766
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$528
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$593