Ottawa vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$354
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$415
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	58
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.95M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 325% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 1668th and 8708th ($2133 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 9th in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.8 months in Pune. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 123rd and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Pune

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	Ottawa	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$30
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$8.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$10
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$2558

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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 Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$268
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$379
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$733
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$475
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$294
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$282
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$344
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$282
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$362
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$319
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$286
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$385
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$428
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$693
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$302
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$388
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$254
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$441
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$397
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$349
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$321
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$286
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$382
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$301
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$262
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$366
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$373
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$376
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$301
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$282
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$462
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$391
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$355