Ottawa vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1966
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$214
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$56.8
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	41
😀 Quality of life	92	21
🏙️ Population	1.02M	908K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 37% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 1668th and 3883rd ($2133 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0 months in Owerri. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 123rd and 9121st 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	$16.4	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$1493

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$849
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$601
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$785
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$922
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$587
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$878
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$386
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$655
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$594
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1344
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$578
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$834
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$641
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$750
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1254
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$687
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$775
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$659
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$750
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1551
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$759
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1022
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$665
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$538
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$785
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1239
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$796
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$668
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$830
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$353
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$650
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1042
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$612
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$750
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$584