Ottawa vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	1.02M	985K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 9% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1744th and 1273rd ($2096 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 129th and 33rd 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	$16.1	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$15313

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482