Ottawa vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$3450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	54
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	1.02M	413K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 11% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1701st and 2250th ($2055 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1871st 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 1.9 months in Tulsa. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 162nd and 364th 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	$16	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$25283

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205