Memphis vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	50
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	633K	1.02M

The cost of living in Memphis is 10% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2352nd and 1744th ($1891 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 293rd and 129th 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	$16.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$15527

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855

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