Ottawa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$1600
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$714
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	78
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	1.02M	12.6M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 329% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1290th and 8506th ($2236 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 518th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 167th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Zhengzhou

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	Ottawa	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$19861

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$541
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$559
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$568
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$535
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$623
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$588
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$571
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$525
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$565
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$521
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$610
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$517
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$555
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$533
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$819
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$567
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$511
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$648
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$612
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$591
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$608
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$599
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$602
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$587
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$826
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$747
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1433
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$775
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$659
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$634
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$655
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$609
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$619