New York City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$3150
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	97	89
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in New York City is 81% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5th and 1290th ($4051 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 13th and 167th 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	$24.7	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$20100

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884