Ottawa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	99
😀 Quality of life	89	99
🏙️ Population	1.02M	4.84M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 20% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1290th and 312th ($2236 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 167th and 4th 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	$17.6	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$18951

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754