Ottawa vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	83
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	1.02M	633K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 5% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 1744th and 1455th ($2096 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 129th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Stuttgart

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	Ottawa	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$17949

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763