Oakland vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	50
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	441K	1.02M

The cost of living in Oakland is 44% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 182nd and 1701st ($2968 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th and 25th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 38th and 162nd 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
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$19030

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800