Ottawa vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	80
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	1.02M	737K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 33% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1688th and 126th ($2122 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 94th 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 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 141st and 147th 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	$15.2	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$30033

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098