Ottawa vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2247
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$485
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
62
😀 Quality of life
92
57
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.76M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 138% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1744th and 6318th ($2096 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 129th and 6166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$9282

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$598
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$585
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$542
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$649
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$604
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$509
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$606
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$608
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$841
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$622
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$776
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$745
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$859
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$869
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$1006
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$780
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$728
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$712
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$572
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$587
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$489
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$601
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$582
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$759
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$782
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$693
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$565
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$656
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$511
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$704
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$596
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$648
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$609
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$667
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$679
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$655
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$506
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$730
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$515