Ottawa vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$2512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	46
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	750K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 16% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1701st and 2455th ($2055 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 78th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Ranked 9th vs 20th best cities to live in Canada, and 162nd vs 258th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Winnipeg

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	Ottawa	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$11629

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699