Manchester vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
49
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
548K
1.02M

The cost of living in Manchester is 11% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1193rd and 1688th ($2348 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 84th and 141st 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
$20.3
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$17263

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875