Ottawa vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	34
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	543K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 5% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1701st and 1962nd ($2055 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1679th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 162nd and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tucson

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	Ottawa	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262