Ottawa vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	95
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	1.02M	985K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 15% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1668th and 849th ($2133 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 123rd and 23rd 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	$16.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$17693

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516