Ottawa vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$2682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	79
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	1.02M	568K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 9% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1744th and 1272nd ($2096 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 13th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Ranked 11th vs 12th best cities to live in Canada, and 129th vs 146th 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	$16.1	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$12061

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741