Ottawa vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
78
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.02M
662K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 15% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1355th and 587th ($2170 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 7th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Ranked 10th vs 3rd best cities to live in Canada, and 117th vs 60th 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
$18.7
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$14942

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758