Cleveland vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1971
$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4638
$4730
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$1249
🏘️ Family rent
$1997
$1952
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3363
$3871
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
82
49
😀 Quality of life
87
92
🏙️ Population
373K
1.02M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 8% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2121st and 1668th ($1971 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Cleveland ranked 111th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 357th and 123rd 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
$15.9
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.3
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$5.87
 Cappuccino
$4.93
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1531
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.2
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1477
$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1191
$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.8
$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.6
$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1124
$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18789
$17337

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1911
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1930
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1927
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1874
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1921
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1928
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1911
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1893
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1921
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1936
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1897
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1892
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1843
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1844
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1852
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1825
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1810
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1807
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1896
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1712
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1662
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1958
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1879
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1827
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1633
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1752
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1530
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1500
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1451
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1935
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2149

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