Chennai vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chennai	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$151	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$165	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.7	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$320	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	79	49
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chennai is 80% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8922nd and 1668th ($430 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 27th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5162nd and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Ottawa

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	Chennai	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$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	$166	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.84	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.84%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.79	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.2	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1717	$17337

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271

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