Ottawa vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	81
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.43M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 1% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1701st and 1745th ($2055 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1531st 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 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 162nd and 117th 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	$16	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$16552

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133