Edinburgh vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
49
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
488K
1.02M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 8% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1307th and 1688th ($2295 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 22nd in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 83rd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Ottawa

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Edinburgh Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$17263

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

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