New York City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in New York City is 97% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4th and 1668th ($4207 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 18th and 123rd 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	$23.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$17337

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891