Ottawa vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	79
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	1.02M	568K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 5% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1668th and 1407th ($2133 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 17th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Ranked 10th vs 3rd best cities to live in Canada, and 123rd vs 49th 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	$16.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$12497

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798