Baltimore vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	50
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	586K	1.02M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 11% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1182nd and 1701st ($2287 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 131st and 162nd 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	$16.3	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$19030

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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