Detroit vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$2926
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	50
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	639K	1.02M

The cost of living in Detroit is 9% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1843rd and 1355th ($1979 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 25th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 172nd and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Ottawa

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	Detroit	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$21213

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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