Minneapolis vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	86	49
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	430K	1.02M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 12% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1119th and 1668th ($2384 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 263rd and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Ottawa

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	Minneapolis	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$17337

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

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