Arlington vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	50
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	394K	1.02M

The cost of living in Arlington is 16% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2251st and 1290th ($1869 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 23rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 1283rd and 167th 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	$16.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$20100

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

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