Ottawa vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$5439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	50	87
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.39M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 37% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1355th and 26th ($2170 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 23rd 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 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 117th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs San Diego

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	Ottawa	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$18429

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606