Ottawa vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	63
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.76M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 148% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1290th and 6126th ($2236 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Canada and Ecuador, respectively. Check Canada vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 167th and 5262nd 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	$17.6	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$7183

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483