Ottawa vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$990
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$305
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	40
😀 Quality of life	92	55
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.94M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 197% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1744th and 7068th ($2096 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 129th and 6284th 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	$16.1	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$922

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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 Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$278
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$374
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$375
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$267
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$382
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$399
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$487
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$324
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$705
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$382
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$303
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$349
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$517
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$330
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$264
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$290
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$273
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$297
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$396
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$328
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$285
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$310
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$290
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$305
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$309
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$328
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$366
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$333
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$333