Delhi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Delhi	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1196	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$348	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.6	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$265	$3871
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	49
😀 Quality of life	61	92
🏙️ Population	26.5M	1.02M

The cost of living in Delhi is 76% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8668th and 1668th ($507 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 27th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5790th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Ottawa

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	Delhi	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$139	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.74	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.32%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2401	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$993	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.28	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.08	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.3	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$69.4	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1751	$17337

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Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$423
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$382
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$519
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$362
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$263
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$337
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$250
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$325
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$299
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$296
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$256
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$289
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$285
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$283
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$263
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$375
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$374
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$383
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$287
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$352
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$379
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$325
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$382
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$265
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$414
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$330
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$347
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$363
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$352
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$269
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$331
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$289
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$314
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$391
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$326
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$340
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$432
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$364
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$315
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$331

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