Ottawa vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	49	57
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.42M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 147% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1668th and 6516th ($2133 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 12th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 123rd and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Salvador

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	Ottawa	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$14902

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743