Manchester vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	50
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	548K	1.02M

The cost of living in Manchester is 8% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1330th and 1744th ($2265 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 107th and 129th 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	$17.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$15527

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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