Melbourne vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
100
91
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.02M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 20% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 829th and 1688th ($2543 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 22nd in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 1st and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Ottawa

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Melbourne Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$17263

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

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