Ottawa vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$789
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$106
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	41
😀 Quality of life	90	17
🏙️ Population	1.02M	908K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 328% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 1355th and 8460th ($2170 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 117th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Owerri

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	Ottawa	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$0.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$698

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$330
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$233
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$325
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$354
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$290
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$351
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$237
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$315
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$272
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$990
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$243
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$860
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$587
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$683
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1300
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$436
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$250
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$310
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$761
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$288
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$262
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$448
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$407
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$314
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$826
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$313
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1242
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$732
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$269
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$210
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$866
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$676
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$866
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$677
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$272
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$265