Arlington vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	50
😀 Quality of life	77	92
🏙️ Population	394K	1.02M

The cost of living in Arlington is 11% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2476th and 1744th ($1856 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 24th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 1375th and 129th 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	$15.6	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$15527

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822