Ottawa vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	49	19
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	1.02M	955K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 20% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1668th and 2952nd ($2133 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 12th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 123rd and 4756th 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	$16.4	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490