Ottawa vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$4470
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1793
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$3858
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	54
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	1.02M	413K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 22% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1290th and 2363rd ($2236 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1855th 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 2.1 months in Tulsa. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Tulsa ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 167th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tulsa

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	Ottawa	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$4.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$1664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$9.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$1074
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$25341

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1840
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1732
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1772
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1510
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1685
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2017
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1909
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1580
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1919
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2168
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1953
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2232
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1853
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$1962
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1770
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1986
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1874
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1422
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2045
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2179
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1832
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1864
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1931
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1843
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1817
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1896
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1566
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1727
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1596
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1649
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1485
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1543
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2229