Ottawa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	1.02M	12.4M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 108% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1355th and 5031st ($2170 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 117th and 4799th 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	$18.7	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$12031

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659