Amsterdam vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	50
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	921K	1.02M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 28% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 252nd and 1290th ($2859 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 25th and 167th 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	$20	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$20100

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884