Cleveland vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4584
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1131
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3404
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
82
49
😀 Quality of life
87
91
🏙️ Population
373K
1.02M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 8% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2199th and 1688th ($1941 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th and 22nd 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 Cleveland compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Cleveland ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 320th and 141st 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
$15.2
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1512
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1137
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18712
$17263

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875