Ottawa vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$3832
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$821
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1405
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$523
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$2188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	59
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	458K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 33% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 1688th and 3619th ($2122 vs $1594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Canada and Estonia, respectively. Check Canada vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Tallinn. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 141st and 357th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/ottawa/tallinn.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Ottawa vs Tallinn infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/ottawa/tallinn" target="_blank">Ottawa vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Ottawa vs Tallinn

Prices for goods and services in Ottawa and Tallinn are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Ottawa	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$6.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$5123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$3587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$25.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$7.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$10559

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1455
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1970
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1974
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$1085
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1597
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1843
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1391
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1698
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1673
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1179
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1521
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1054
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1535
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1220
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1478
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1529
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1079
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1560
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1533
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1531
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1383
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1081
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1482
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1407
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1439
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1424
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1370
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1492