Ottawa vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2055
$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4624
$8076
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$1966
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$3466
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$863
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3115
$7242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
81
😀 Quality of life
90
98
🏙️ Population
1.02M
449K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 38% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1701st and 59th ($2055 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Canada and Switzerland, respectively. Check Canada vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 162nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Zurich

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Ottawa Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$8.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4939
$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4597
$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$942
$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19030
$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2873
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$2960
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3032
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2893
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3059
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3099
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3426
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2379
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2419
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2252
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2897
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2262
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2931
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2891
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1555
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1609
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2614
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1731
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2464
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1641
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1382
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3233
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1453
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1434
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2643
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1267
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1656
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2352
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2717