Oakland vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Oakland	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3212	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7752	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$2040	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$3618	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$832	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5293	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	441K	1.02M

The cost of living in Oakland is 51% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 124th and 1668th ($3212 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Oakland ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 65th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Ottawa

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	Oakland	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1880	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1835	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3381	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3346	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7626	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6332	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.99	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.48	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20916	$17337

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3277
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2929
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3083
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3058
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2910
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3778
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3252
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2859
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3264
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3282
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3346
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2929
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2783
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3604
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3831
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3255
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3137
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2807
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3094
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4102
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3593
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2380
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3261
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3589
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3395

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