Ottawa vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$675
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	50	19
😀 Quality of life	92	44
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.01M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 261% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1744th and 7987th ($2096 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 129th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ottawa	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506