Ottawa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	92
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.26M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 79% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1668th and 4795th ($2133 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 123rd and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Santiago

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	Ottawa	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$10578

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849