Baltimore vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	50
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	586K	1.02M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 0.6% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1330th and 1290th ($2223 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 121st and 167th 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	$15.5	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$20100

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

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