Miami vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	50
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	442K	1.02M

The cost of living in Miami is 52% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 118th and 1744th ($3178 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Miami ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 119th and 129th 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	$27	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$15527

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

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