Ottawa vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	50	56
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.42M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 165% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1744th and 6702nd ($2096 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 17th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 129th and 5621st 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	$16.1	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699