Ottawa vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	27
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	1.02M	687K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 87% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1701st and 4828th ($2055 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 120th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 162nd and 5447th 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	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387