Memphis vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	49
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	633K	1.02M

The cost of living in Memphis is 13% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2663rd and 1668th ($1851 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 27th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 362nd and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Ottawa

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	Memphis	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$17337

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

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