Oakland vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	441K	1.02M

The cost of living in Oakland is 54% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 95th and 1688th ($3273 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 70th and 141st 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	$24.9	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$17263

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

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