Ottawa vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$3414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	99
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.15M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 5% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1290th and 998th ($2236 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 167th and 22nd 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	$17.6	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$18941

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395