London vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	99	92
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in London is 84% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8th and 1744th ($3851 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 5th and 129th 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	$22.2	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$15527

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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