Ottawa vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	50	18
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.02M	932K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 27% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1701st and 3004th ($2055 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 9th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 162nd and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tenerife

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	Ottawa	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$6114

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291