Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.2 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
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