Ottawa vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$3155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	99
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.15M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 3% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1355th and 1216th ($2170 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 117th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Paris

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	Ottawa	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$16502

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381