Ottawa vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$933
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$278
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$152
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	40
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.94M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 220% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1688th and 7534th ($2122 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 141st and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Surat

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	Ottawa	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$877

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$267
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$329
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$360
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$252
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$370
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$350
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$355
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$464
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$298
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$717
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$367
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$285
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$335
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$495
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$283
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$312
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$346
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$241
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$314
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$273
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$256
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$282
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$365
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$316
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$269
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$281
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$279
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$299
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$287
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$308
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$335
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$309
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$298