Ottawa vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	54
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	1.02M	525K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 26% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1744th and 362nd ($2096 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 307th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 129th and 309th 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	$16.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$27489

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850