Copenhagen vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	50
😀 Quality of life	97	89
🏙️ Population	644K	1.02M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 11% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 795th and 1290th ($2483 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Denmark and Canada, respectively. Check Denmark vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 9th and 167th 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	$20.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$20100

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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