Ottawa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	1.02M	11.5M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 121% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1290th and 5616th ($2236 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 167th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Sao Paulo

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	Ottawa	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629