Ottawa vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$3442
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$758
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1325
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$1738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	56
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	1.02M	458K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 55% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 1290th and 3932nd ($2236 vs $1447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Estonia, respectively. Check Canada vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 167th and 323rd 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	$17.6	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$7079

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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 Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1278
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1936
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$2023
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$973
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1525
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1782
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1363
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1570
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1532
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1102
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1453
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$966
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1571
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1120
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1416
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1546
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$979
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1591
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1453
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1544
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1447
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$846
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$893
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1469
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1527
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1499
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1496
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1331
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1467