Ottawa vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$3474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	53
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	413K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 11% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1744th and 2341st ($2096 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1819th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Tulsa ranked 113th in the United States, while ranked 129th and 354th 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	$16.1	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$25148

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1886
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1810
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1838
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1637
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1854
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1620
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1879
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2122
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1896
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2218
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1945
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2016
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1808
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1805
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1848
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1589
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1959
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1985
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1821
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1831
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1883
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1855
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1881
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1529
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1729
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1368
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1522
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1280
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1397
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2263