Fresno vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2083
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$2076
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3882
$2926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
42
50
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
542K
1.02M

The cost of living in Fresno is 4% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1603rd and 1355th ($2083 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st 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 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Fresno ranked 1706th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4568th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Ottawa

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Fresno Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2655
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31096
$21213

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2144
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140

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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