Ottawa vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$563
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	50	38
😀 Quality of life	92	48
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.98M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 165% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 1744th and 6706th ($2096 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 26th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 129th and 6786th 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	$16.1	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$16727

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$773
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$780
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$677
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$726
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$590
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$693
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$816
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$827
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$809
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$829
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$551
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$518
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$758
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$568
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1746
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$589
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$559
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$662
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$574
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$766
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$777
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$562
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$662
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$878
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2414
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$558
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$556
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$765
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$546
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$574