Melbourne vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	100	92
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.02M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 17% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 893rd and 1668th ($2496 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 27th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 1st and 123rd 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	$15.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$17337

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891