Ottawa vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$6506
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	80
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.02M	737K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 27% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1355th and 145th ($2170 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 120th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 117th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Seattle

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	Ottawa	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$29730

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210