Ottawa vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$5035
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	69
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	1.02M	385K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 16% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1290th and 497th ($2236 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 439th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 167th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tampa

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	Ottawa	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$14056

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369