Oklahoma City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oklahoma City	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1931	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4731	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1062	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1747	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	49
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	681K	1.02M

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 9% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2243rd and 1688th ($1931 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1701st 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 1.9 months in Oklahoma City compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Oklahoma City ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 277th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oklahoma City vs Ottawa

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	Oklahoma City	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.06	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$799	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2449	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1707	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.5	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23633	$17263

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Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1952
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1942
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2008
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1871
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1924
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1702
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2085
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1885
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1830
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1809
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1843
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1634
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1449
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1902
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1902
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1836
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1853
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1537
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1515
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2188
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2210
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1859
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1968
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2205
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2209
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2276
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2397
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$1949
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2220
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2062
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2268
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2155
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2168

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