Ottawa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$3483
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
86
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
1.02M
2.79M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 16% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1355th and 571st ($2170 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 6th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Ranked 10th vs 2nd best cities to live in Canada, and 117th vs 36th 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
$18.7
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$18837

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190