Ottawa vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	49	98
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.03M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 5% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1688th and 1403rd ($2122 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Canada and Austria, respectively. Check Canada vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 141st and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Vienna

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	Ottawa	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$28814

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928