Ottawa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	92	69
🏙️ Population	1.02M	11.5M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 99% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1744th and 5192nd ($2096 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 129th and 4142nd 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	$16.1	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666