Ottawa vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$6070
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1263
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$6224
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	50	29
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.67K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 18% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1701st and 791st ($2055 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Canada and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Canada vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 2.5 months in Vaduz. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 162nd and 535th 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	$33.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$16.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$6.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$15241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$4760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$82.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$46.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$9.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$25.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$50
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$6.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$74.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$22.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$42
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$8122

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2352
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$1818
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2344
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1641
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$1660
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1690
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1561
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2262
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1731
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$2974
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1732
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1560
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$2976
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1795
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3032
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1731
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3099
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3426
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3296
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3037
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1668
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$2873
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1555
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1688
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1502
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$2934
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$2931
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$2897
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$2891