Mississauga vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mississauga Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2326
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$2521
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3062
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
50
😀 Quality of life
97
92
🏙️ Population
718K
1.02M

The cost of living in Mississauga is 11% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1215th and 1744th ($2326 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 24th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mississauga compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Ranked 2nd vs 11th best cities to live in Canada, and 17th vs 129th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Mississauga Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2610
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2252
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8772
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6315
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.5
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.9
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10782
$15527

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$2241
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$2193
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$2463
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$2103
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2242
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$1998
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1869
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
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$2449
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$2038
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2010
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$1844
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2071
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1928
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1564
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1705
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2049
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2044
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2096
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2187
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2109
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1683
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2082
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1936
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2083
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1868
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2021
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$1971
146 km or 91 mi London
$1931
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1659
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1802
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$2166
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$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
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$1763
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$1829
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$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
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$1853
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$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
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$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
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$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
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$1864
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$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
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$1828
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$1892
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$1842
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$1911
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$2055
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$1820
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$1767
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$1786
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$1671
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$1869
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$1822