Manchester vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$3150
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
50
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
548K
1.02M

The cost of living in Manchester is 4% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1500th and 1290th ($2137 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 76th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Ottawa

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Manchester Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$20100

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884