Ottawa vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2055
$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4624
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$742
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$1283
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3115
$1698
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
57
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
1.02M
458K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 45% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 1701st and 3823rd ($2055 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Canada and Estonia, respectively. Check Canada vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 162nd and 343rd 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
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4939
$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4597
$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$942
$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19030
$7151

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800

Cities near Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1219
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1816
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1879
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$899
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1441
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1671
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1220
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1509
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1486
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1479
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1533
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1064
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1327
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$933
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1323
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1396
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1443
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1045
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1286
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1450
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$952
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1309
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1495
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1398
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1450
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1064
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1329
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1355
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$953
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1544
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$835
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1391
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1464
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1432
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1426
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1254
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1295
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1394