Miami vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	50
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	442K	1.02M

The cost of living in Miami is 50% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 119th and 1701st ($3075 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th and 25th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 140th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Ottawa

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	Miami	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$19030

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800