Ottawa vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1077
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$935
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$76.3
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	41
😀 Quality of life	91	24
🏙️ Population	1.02M	908K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 56% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 1688th and 4388th ($2122 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Owerri ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 141st and 8997th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ottawa	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$9.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	14.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$1.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$1701

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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

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$773
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$591
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$693
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$795
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$564
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$786
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$373
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$627
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$531
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$488
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$821
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$627
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$738
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1156
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$699
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$670
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$575
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$759
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1375
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$658
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$946
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$639
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$518
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$995
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$692
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1209
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$830
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$666
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$760
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$323
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$654
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1013
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$596
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$672
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$517