Ottawa vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$2557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$5972
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$2196
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$923
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$9398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	49	29
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.67K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 17% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1688th and 801st ($2122 vs $2557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Canada and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Canada vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 3.7 months in Vaduz. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 141st and 3615th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ottawa	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$31.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$7.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$4.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$1257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$1786
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	7.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$17182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$7145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$9.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$50.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$8.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$4.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$23.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$181
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$17404

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2103
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2850
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2036
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1844
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1709
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2638
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1807
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3239
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1916
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1714
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3492
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1850
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3267
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1809
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3519
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4491
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3857
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3514
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1836
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3231
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1703
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1822
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1678
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3348
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3321
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3288
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3199