Ottawa vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$3624
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	93
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.14M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 5% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1355th and 1068th ($2170 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 6th in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 117th 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	$18.7	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$12548

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693