Ottawa vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	50	87
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.02M	518K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 16% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1701st and 2490th ($2055 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 147th in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 162nd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Sheffield

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	Ottawa	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$9487

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750