Ottawa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$844
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
91
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
1.02M
6.26M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 89% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1744th and 4939th ($2096 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 129th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$9190

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827