Ottawa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	99
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.45M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 25% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1688th and 370th ($2122 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 141st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Sydney

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	Ottawa	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863