Ottawa vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	63
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.76M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 136% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1668th and 6319th ($2133 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 123rd and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Quito

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	Ottawa	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$8496

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547