Ottawa vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$4072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	93
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.14M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 5% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1290th and 1024th ($2236 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 167th and 7th 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	$17.6	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$14689

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876