Ottawa vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2453
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$625
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	60
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.12M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 108% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 1668th and 5462nd ($2133 vs $1028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Georgia, respectively. Check Canada vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 123rd and 3807th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

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

Prices in Ottawa vs Tbilisi

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

	Ottawa	Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	11.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$4901

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	$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 Tbilisi

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Marneuli	$740
23 km or 14 mi	Rustavi	$655
35 km or 22 mi	Gardabani	$698
68 km or 42 mi	Gori	$612
102 km or 63 mi	Vanadzor	$728
106 km or 66 mi	Spitak	$853
108 km or 67 mi	Khashuri	$730
131 km or 82 mi	Gyumri	$746
148 km or 92 mi	Vladikavkaz	$841
159 km or 99 mi	Abovyan	$1057
159 km or 99 mi	Ashtarak	$1033
170 km or 106 mi	Ganja	$488
170 km or 106 mi	Yerevan	$1148
184 km or 114 mi	Armavir	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Kutaisi	$706
189 km or 118 mi	Kars	$559
191 km or 118 mi	Masis	$1046
193 km or 120 mi	Grozny	$667
203 km or 126 mi	Shaki	$615
209 km or 130 mi	Igdir	$562
222 km or 138 mi	Nalchik	$752
228 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$631
230 km or 143 mi	Oguz	$634
236 km or 147 mi	Senaki	$842
241 km or 150 mi	Barda	$631
247 km or 153 mi	Dogubayazit	$562
261 km or 162 mi	Makhachkala	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Batumi	$840
266 km or 165 mi	Agri	$560
273 km or 170 mi	Goris	$959
294 km or 183 mi	Caldiran	$565
308 km or 191 mi	Kapan	$953
331 km or 206 mi	Khachmaz	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Sukhumi	$802
350 km or 217 mi	Khoy	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Erzurum	$445
368 km or 229 mi	Rize	$673
373 km or 232 mi	Marand	$489
375 km or 233 mi	Van	$568
396 km or 246 mi	Sirvan	$643