Ottawa vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$1836
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	61
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	1.02M	581K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 48% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1744th and 4221st ($2096 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Lithuania, respectively. Check Canada vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 129th and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ottawa	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$9582

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522