London vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$2926
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	98	90
🏙️ Population	8.91M	1.02M

The cost of living in London is 53% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 38th and 1355th ($3321 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.2 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Ottawa

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	London	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$21213

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Ottawa

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