Ottawa vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$4931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	82
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	1.02M	468K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 10% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1290th and 806th ($2236 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 719th 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 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 167th and 202nd 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	$17.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753