Ottawa vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$4542
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	54
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	525K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 21% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1688th and 605th ($2122 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 533rd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 141st and 347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Sacramento

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	Ottawa	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$20438

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848