Minneapolis vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	50
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	430K	1.02M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 0.9% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1228th and 1290th ($2256 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 23rd 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 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 234th and 167th 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	$20.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$20100

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884