Ottawa vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	81
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.43M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 2% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1688th and 1833rd ($2122 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 141st and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs San Antonio

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	Ottawa	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093