Ottawa vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	89
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.87M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 28% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1355th and 133rd ($2170 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Canada and Singapore, respectively. Check Canada vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 117th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Singapore City

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	Ottawa	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$26424

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544