Ottawa vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$4225
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$1159
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1681
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$3808
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	50	54
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	1.02M	342K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 5% more expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 1744th and 1988th ($2096 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1609th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.9 months in San Juan. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs San Juan ranked 701st in the United States, while ranked 129th and 2114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs San Juan

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	Ottawa	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$4427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$2251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$40.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$10429

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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 San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1917
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1587
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1729
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1837
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1155
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1354
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1559
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1542
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1746
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1770
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1667
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1305
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1693
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1695
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1592
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1702
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1251
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1692
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1349
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1613
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1678
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1664
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1472
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1650
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042