Ottawa vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	59
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	1.02M	581K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 48% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1688th and 4201st ($2122 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Canada and Lithuania, respectively. Check Canada vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 141st and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ottawa	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$12428

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$859
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$881
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1258
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$928
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$982
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$445
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$938
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$924
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$608
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$964
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$895
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1170
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$676
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1229
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$893
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$835
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1000
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1254
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1060
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1374
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$527
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$669
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$477
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$355
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$938
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1040
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1023
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$932
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1010
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1540