Austin vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	50
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	962K	1.02M

The cost of living in Austin is 19% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 858th and 1701st ($2455 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 Austin compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 142nd and 162nd 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	$17.5	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$19030

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800