Austin vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	50
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	962K	1.02M

The cost of living in Austin is 11% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 812th and 1290th ($2473 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 Austin compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 116th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Ottawa

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	Austin	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$20100

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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