Ottawa vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$4529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	54
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	525K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 25% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1668th and 346th ($2133 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 285th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 123rd and 376th 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	$16.4	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$23546

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859