Baltimore vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	586K	1.02M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 5% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1414th and 1668th ($2234 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 27th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 164th and 123rd 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	$17.3	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$17337

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891