Ottawa vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$1528
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$2705
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$3089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	80
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	518K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 10% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1355th and 831st ($2170 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 10th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Ranked 10th vs 22nd best cities to live in Canada, and 117th vs 457th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Surrey

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	Ottawa	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$7382

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2329
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2034
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2564
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2251
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2134
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2445
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2576
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2585
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2604
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2837
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3118
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2729
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1721
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2728
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2920
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3262
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2974
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2313
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3345
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2758
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2651