Arlington vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	49
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	394K	1.02M

The cost of living in Arlington is 11% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2397th and 1668th ($1907 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 27th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 894th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Ottawa

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	Arlington	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$17337

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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