Minneapolis vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	50
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	430K	1.02M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 14% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1095th and 1744th ($2380 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 215th and 129th 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	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$15527

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

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