Ottawa vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	99
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.11M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 14% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1668th and 916th ($2133 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 123rd and 14th 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	$16.4	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544