Ottawa vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$6140
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1320
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$955
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$8047
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	49	29
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.67K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 19% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1668th and 666th ($2133 vs $2642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Canada vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 3 months in Vaduz. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 123rd and 3917th 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	$16.4	$33.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$20.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$7.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$4.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1041
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$17730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$7482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$125
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$8.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$27.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$52.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$7.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$5.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$150
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$18113

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2543
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2942
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1975
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2075
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1889
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1748
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2721
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1872
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3345
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1986
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1748
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3457
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1885
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3305
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1855
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3556
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4151
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3784
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3494
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1892
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3281
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1740
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1884
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1696
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3367
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3380
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3367
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3331