Ottawa vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2151
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$1475
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$67.7
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	42
😀 Quality of life	92	17
🏙️ Population	1.02M	908K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 18% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 1744th and 2835th ($2096 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0 months in Owerri. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 129th and 9159th 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	$16.1	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$1311

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$961
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1051
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$563
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$926
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$397
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$632
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$664
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1413
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$644
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$849
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$665
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$755
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1363
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$698
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$778
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$705
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$793
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1514
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$752
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1102
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$664
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$852
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1241
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$793
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$671
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$810
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$393
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$646
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1044
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$598
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$781
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$652