Manchester vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	50
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	548K	1.02M

The cost of living in Manchester is 0.8% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1662nd and 1701st ($2071 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 85th and 162nd 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	$16.7	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$19030

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

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