Ottawa vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$4345
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	82
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	468K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 21% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1355th and 304th ($2170 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 266th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 117th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Raleigh

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	Ottawa	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$22084

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857