Ottawa vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$4454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	75
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	1.02M	459K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 3% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1355th and 1538th ($2170 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1363rd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 117th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Virginia Beach

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	Ottawa	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$18553

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685