Ottawa vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	80
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	1.02M	737K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 23% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1290th and 206th ($2236 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 168th 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 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 167th and 102nd 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	$17.6	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$28179

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263