Ottawa vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2164
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$687
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	49	36
😀 Quality of life	92	51
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.98M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 165% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 1668th and 6740th ($2133 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 123rd and 6593rd 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	$16.4	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$19015

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$789
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$790
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$694
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$664
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$738
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$896
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$605
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$699
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$832
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$844
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$816
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$564
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$608
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$848
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$577
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$534
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$774
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$580
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1718
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$585
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$674
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$587
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$782
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$769
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$795
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$571
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$666
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$939
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2415
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$587
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$587
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$760
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$533
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$584