Cleveland vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4394
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$1817
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$3115
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
50
😀 Quality of life
86
90
🏙️ Population
373K
1.02M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 8% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2110th and 1701st ($1899 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Cleveland ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 305th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Ottawa

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Cleveland Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.18
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.65
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2260
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1330
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1026
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.2
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1016
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18828
$19030

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1921
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1914
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2003
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1876
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1965
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1954
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1967
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1935
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1937
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1915
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1930
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1818
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1871
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1799
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1842
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1666
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1839
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1840
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1753
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1584
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1606
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1481
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1526
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1279
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1858
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1860

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