Delhi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Delhi	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$484	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1290	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$192	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$454	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$184	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$2926
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	50
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	26.5M	1.02M

The cost of living in Delhi is 78% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8607th and 1355th ($484 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 25th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Delhi compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Delhi ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4314th and 117th 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	$3.8	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.3	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$649	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.8	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.9	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.84	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.01%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3155	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.08	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.14	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.68	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.2	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2174	$21213

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Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$458
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$423
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$522
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$408
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$371
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$362
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$343
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$357
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$288
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$337
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$321
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$296
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$255
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$352
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$250
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$361
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$379
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$374
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$342
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$365
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$401
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$375
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$392
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$282
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$448
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$433
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$400
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$414
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$394
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$336
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$435
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$291
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$301
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$508
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$370
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$374
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$386
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$399
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$290
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$338

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874