Melbourne vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$3150
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
50
😀 Quality of life
100
89
🏙️ Population
5.03M
1.02M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 7% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 923rd and 1290th ($2397 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 1st and 167th 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
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$20100

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884