Ottawa vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	59
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	1.02M	581K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 46% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1668th and 4193rd ($2133 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Lithuania, respectively. Check Canada vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 123rd and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Vilnius

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	Ottawa	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$10967

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569