Ottawa vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$6770
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	81
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	1.02M	447K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 34% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1290th and 41st ($2236 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in Canada and Switzerland, respectively. Check Canada vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 2 months in Zurich. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 167th and 6th 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	$17.6	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$20539

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843