Ottawa vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$6928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	87
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.01M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 38% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1355th and 22nd ($2170 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 117th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs San Jose, United States

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	Ottawa	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$15889

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123