Ottawa vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$1622
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	27
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	1.02M	673K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 64% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1355th and 4103rd ($2170 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 50th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 117th and 1412th 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	$18.7	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$7028

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219