Detroit vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	50
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	639K	1.02M

The cost of living in Detroit is 10% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1856th and 1290th ($2006 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 216th and 167th 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	$17.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$20100

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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