Ottawa vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	68
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	1.02M	385K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 20% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1744th and 658th ($2096 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 582nd 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 129th and 202nd 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	$16.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$14367

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294