Ottawa vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.02M	985K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 0.8% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1701st and 1732nd ($2055 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 162nd and 20th 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	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331