Ottawa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	99
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.45M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 21% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1744th and 649th ($2096 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 129th and 3rd 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	$16.1	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710