Ottawa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1512
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$335
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	68
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	1.02M	12.6M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 306% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1688th and 8548th ($2122 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 141st and 3567th 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	$15.2	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$21955

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$520
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$520
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$514
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$504
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$457
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$484
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$516
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$513
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$502
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$524
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$487
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$513
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$529
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$525
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$555
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$538
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$540
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$533
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$540
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$610
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$507
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$521
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$589
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$637
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$612
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$599
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$556
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$575
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$549
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$567