Ottawa vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	82
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.02M	468K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 14% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1701st and 972nd ($2055 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 892nd 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 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 162nd and 221st 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	$16	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$21914

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682