Colorado Springs vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2548
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5745
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1632
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$2650
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4215
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
62
49
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
479K
1.02M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 20% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 819th and 1688th ($2548 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 297th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Ottawa

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Colorado Springs Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1578
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2302
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.1%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2581
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2457
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.9
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.76
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1487
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24668
$17263

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2367
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2521
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$1961
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2534
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2605
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2542
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2288
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2391
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2749
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2548
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2848
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2601
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2627
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2382
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2649
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2642
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2729
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2986
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2594
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2800
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$3013
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2571
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$2028
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2506
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2346
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1770
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1900
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2417
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$2293
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2237
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1914
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1741
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2212
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2470
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1730
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1875
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1646
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2089
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$2029

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