Ottawa vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$3612
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	33
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	543K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 14% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1290th and 2005th ($2236 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1656th 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 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 167th and 528th 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	$17.6	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618