Ottawa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
78
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
1.02M
12.6M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 329% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1355th and 8471st ($2170 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 532nd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 117th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617