Ottawa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	96
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	1.02M	11.5M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 88% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1688th and 4918th ($2122 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 141st and 1670th 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	$15.2	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$15990

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720