Ottawa vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$4002
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$852
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	59
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	458K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 27% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 1668th and 3311th ($2133 vs $1683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Estonia, respectively. Check Canada vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Tallinn. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 123rd and 390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tallinn

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	Ottawa	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$94.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$213
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$5557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$3701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$9251

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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 Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1448
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1990
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$2062
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$1021
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1606
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1927
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1406
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1693
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1659
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1214
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1083
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1583
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1232
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1514
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1568
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1111
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1597
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1571
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1567
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1474
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1108
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$944
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1514
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1445
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1471
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1467
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1383
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1516