Mississauga vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mississauga Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2308
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4700
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$2399
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3057
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
49
😀 Quality of life
91
91
🏙️ Population
718K
1.02M

The cost of living in Mississauga is 9% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1279th and 1688th ($2308 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 22nd in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mississauga compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Ranked 5th vs 8th best cities to live in Canada, and 113th vs 141st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs Ottawa

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Mississauga Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.9
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.72
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1344
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2536
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2145
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.3
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7883
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6206
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.67
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.76
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10705
$17263

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$2102
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$2318
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$2415
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2034
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2233
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2214
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2006
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2172
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2017
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1892
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2124
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2049
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1832
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2109
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1936
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1581
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1848
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2078
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2138
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2303
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2181
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1706
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2123
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1939
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2125
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1863
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$1953
146 km or 91 mi London
$1930
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1757
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2035

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875