Baltimore vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	50
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	586K	1.02M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 11% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1219th and 1744th ($2323 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 128th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Ottawa

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	Baltimore	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$15527

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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