Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 91.3% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 59.1% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 89.1% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 5.0% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 93.4% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
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