Ottawa vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	69
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	1.02M	385K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 18% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1668th and 719th ($2133 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 625th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 123rd and 151st 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	$16.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$16676

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285