Amsterdam vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	921K	1.02M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 49% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 138th and 1688th ($3165 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in the Netherlands and Canada, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 24th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Ottawa

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	Amsterdam	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$17263

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875