Fort Worth vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	49
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	919K	1.02M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 6% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1371st and 1688th ($2259 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th 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 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Fort Worth ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 137th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Ottawa

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	Fort Worth	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$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	$1096	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$17263

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205

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