Oakland vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oakland	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3146	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8584	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$4358	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$833	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5746	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	50
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	441K	1.02M

The cost of living in Oakland is 41% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 91st and 1290th ($3146 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 38th and 167th 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	$24.8	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$119	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1994	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4880	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3807	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7086	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7184	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$181	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27655	$20100

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288

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