Memphis vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	49
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	633K	1.02M

The cost of living in Memphis is 10% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2305th and 1688th ($1917 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 22nd 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 311th and 141st 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	$16.6	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$17263

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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