Ottawa vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2188
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$920
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$8230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	50	28
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.67K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 18% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1744th and 805th ($2096 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Canada vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 3.2 months in Vaduz. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 129th and 3536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Vaduz

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	Ottawa	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$31.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$19.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$4.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$993
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$2286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	7.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$16882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$7076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$9.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$26.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$50.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$4.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$8.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$4.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$99.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$180
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$17420

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2443
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2108
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2846
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1944
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2029
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1830
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1719
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2650
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1887
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3249
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1873
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1730
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3282
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1880
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3207
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1829
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3381
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3836
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3691
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3392
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1817
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3153
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1705
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1836
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1706
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3239
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3231
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3197
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3175