Cleveland vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1908
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4494
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3261
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
50
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
373K
1.02M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 9% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2297th and 1744th ($1908 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Cleveland ranked 90th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 284th and 129th 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
$15.6
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1450
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1289
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.73
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18787
$15527

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1950
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1976
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2015
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1899
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$2019
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$2000
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$2024
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$2019
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$2062
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1954
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$2018
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1855
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1974
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1986
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1839
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1841
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1971
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1908
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1737
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1735
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1884
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1844
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1784
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1631
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1672
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1482
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1477
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1410
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$2061
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2314

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822