Atlanta vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	50
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	499K	1.02M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 22% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 459th and 1355th ($2648 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 25th 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 Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 151st and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Ottawa

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	Atlanta	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$21213

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2435
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2349
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2608
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2313
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2341
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2296
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2364
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2279
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2287
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2449
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2471
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2364
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2287
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2119
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2789
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1953
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2244
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2522
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1575
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1737
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2323
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2144
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2367
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2208
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2262
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2102
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2090
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$2079
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1917
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2217
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1701
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1768
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1672
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1811
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1815
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1849
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1991

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874