Ottawa vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	1.02M	985K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 12% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1290th and 1883rd ($2236 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 167th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Stockholm

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	Ottawa	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328