Amsterdam vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	921K	1.02M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 50% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 126th and 1668th ($3203 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in the Netherlands and Canada, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 13th and 123rd 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	$21.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$17337

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891