Detroit vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
77
49
😀 Quality of life
87
91
🏙️ Population
639K
1.02M

The cost of living in Detroit is 2% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1839th and 1688th ($2070 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 319th and 141st 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
$17.9
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$17263

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875