Ottawa vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$4633
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1088
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$3439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	52
😀 Quality of life	91	85
🏙️ Population	1.02M	413K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 12% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1688th and 2365th ($2122 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1773rd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tulsa ranked 136th in the United States, while ranked 141st and 417th 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	$15.2	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$1116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$1834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$9.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$98.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$1173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$25390

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1902
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1853
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1515
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1830
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1449
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1702
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1942
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2089
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1952
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2165
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2055
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2054
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1777
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1788
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1824
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1605
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2008
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2085
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1809
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1871
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1924
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1859
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1896
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1707
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1750
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1357
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1843
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1537
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1273
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1429
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2188