Las Vegas vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Las Vegas	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2414	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5485	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1520	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$2657	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$637	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4014	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	50
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	642K	1.02M

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 15% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1007th and 1744th ($2414 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 882nd and 24th 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 1.7 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Las Vegas ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 333rd and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Ottawa

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	Las Vegas	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.24	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2700	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3807	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.2	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.02	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.15	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.1	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1185	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9170	$15527

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2376
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2371
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2394
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2313
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2510
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$1477
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1855
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1883
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2129
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2155
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2644
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1883
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2578
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1981
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2025
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2541
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2625
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2065
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2521
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2611
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2518
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2757
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2554
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2578
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2776
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2605
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2459
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2635
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2459
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2616
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2446
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2962
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2528
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2348
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2755
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3184
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2746
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2726

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822