Minneapolis vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Minneapolis	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4843	$2926
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	50
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	430K	1.02M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 3% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1193rd and 1355th ($2240 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 158th and 117th 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	$19.9	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1065	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2657	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2511	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.67	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.85	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1651	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24407	$21213

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2094
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2253
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2166
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2101
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2093
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2272
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2132
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2206
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2102
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2378
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2521
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2073
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2489
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2140
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2340
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2173
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2138
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2264
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2332
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2690

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874