Ottawa vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	24
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	1.02M	693K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 45% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1668th and 4152nd ($2133 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 64th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 123rd and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Zaragoza

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	Ottawa	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671