Oakland vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	50
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	441K	1.02M

The cost of living in Oakland is 55% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 90th and 1744th ($3254 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 24th 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 45th and 129th 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	$30.1	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$15527

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822