Bangalore vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	49
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 75% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8579th and 1668th ($523 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5518th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Ottawa

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	Bangalore	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$17337

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

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