Ottawa vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	75
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	1.02M	459K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 0.2% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1290th and 1277th ($2236 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1122nd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 167th and 186th 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	$17.6	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$18476

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701