Ottawa vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	94
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.14M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 13% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1668th and 978th ($2133 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 123rd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Perth

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	Ottawa	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894