Ottawa vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	49	98
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.03M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 4% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1668th and 1464th ($2133 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Austria, respectively. Check Canada vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 123rd and 43rd 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	$16.4	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989