Ottawa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2055
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4624
$2851
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3115
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
91
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.02M
6.26M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 81% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1701st and 4686th ($2055 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 162nd and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4939
$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4597
$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$942
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19030
$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$875
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$930
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$759
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$720
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$798
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$833
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$832
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1074
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$874
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$805
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$920
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$765
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$812
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$823
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$815
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$790
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$835
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$511
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$814
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$860
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$768
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$735
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$642
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$807
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$814
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$731
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$750
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$671
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$902
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$722
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$762
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$710
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$793
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$791
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$786
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$680
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$731