Ottawa vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$3361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	78
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	1.02M	662K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 16% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1290th and 512th ($2236 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Ranked 12th vs 5th best cities to live in Canada, and 167th vs 100th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Vancouver

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	Ottawa	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$16245

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743