Ottawa vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	99
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.1M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 14% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1688th and 964th ($2122 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 141st and 34th 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	$15.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$19577

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506