Ottawa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
86
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
1.02M
2.79M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 13% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1290th and 656th ($2236 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Ranked 12th vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 167th vs 52nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Toronto

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Ottawa Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.95
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$18156

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085