Ottawa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$3342
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
86
😀 Quality of life
92
99
🏙️ Population
1.02M
2.79M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 15% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1744th and 918th ($2096 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Ranked 11th vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 129th vs 6th 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
$16.1
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$17676

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043