Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 26.5% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 66.9% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Beijing
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.60
|
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,732.57
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.73
|
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.91
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.09
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.54
|
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.16
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
|
pay 12.2% more for childcare
Ottawa
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.43
|
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,110.86
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.67
|
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.74
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.53
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.18
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.05
|
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
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