Ottawa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
91
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
1.02M
6.26M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 86% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1290th and 4604th ($2236 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 167th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$7298

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534