Columbus vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	50
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	906K	1.02M

The cost of living in Columbus is 0.7% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1248th and 1290th ($2252 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 23rd 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 Columbus compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 242nd and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Ottawa

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	Columbus	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$20100

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884