Charlotte vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Charlotte	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6320	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$1650	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4830	$2926
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	50
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	875K	1.02M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 25% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 361st and 1355th ($2710 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th 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 Charlotte compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 191st and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Ottawa

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	Charlotte	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.1	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3604	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2287	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4417	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2771	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.9	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.98	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26419	$21213

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2350
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2223
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2287
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1935
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2194
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2218
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2073
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2153
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2112
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2094
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1573
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1902
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1932
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2139
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$2175
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2084
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2052
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2082
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2190
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$1855
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2181
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1991
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2184
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1949
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1888
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2236
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2664
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2119
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2105
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2119

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874