Houston vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3115
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Houston is 10% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1229th and 1701st ($2265 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 Houston compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 97th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Ottawa

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	Houston	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$19030

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800