New York City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in New York City is 98% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4th and 1688th ($4202 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 15th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Ottawa

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	New York City	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$17263

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Ottawa

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