Copenhagen vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	49
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	667K	1.02M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 25% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 650th and 1668th ($2656 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Denmark and Canada, respectively. Check Denmark vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Ottawa

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	Copenhagen	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$17337

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

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