Ottawa vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$3833
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1402
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$1941
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	57
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	458K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 31% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 1744th and 3511th ($2096 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Estonia, respectively. Check Canada vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 129th and 345th 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	$16.1	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$8113

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1372
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1947
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1937
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$999
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1566
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1881
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1383
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1655
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1611
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1184
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1561
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1041
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1589
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1174
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1516
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1521
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1064
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1545
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1524
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1561
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1083
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$928
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1476
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1422
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1437
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1438
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1353
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1503