Cost of living comparison

compared to

London vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

London is 46.6% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in London
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in London
Transportation: pay 98.6% more in London
Housing: pay 61.3% more in London
Childcare: pay 86.7% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% more in London
Clothing: pay 30.8% more in London

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in London are more expensive than in Ottawa. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Ottawa, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$25.68	$25.83 £20.83	+43.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$15.41	$10.33 £8.33	-4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$3.10	$2.46 £1.98	+13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.19	$1.85 £1.49	+20.9%
Average			+18.4%

Ottawa vs. London - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Ottawa	London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.79	$2.07 £1.67	-21.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$8.98	$5.65 £4.55	-10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$14.19	$6.31 £5.09	-36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.74	$4.45 £3.59	+34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.42	$4.26 £3.43	-27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.76	$1.56 £1.26	-19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.91	$0.75 £0.61	+18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$2.06	$1.44 £1.16	-0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.41	$1.79 £1.44	+6.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.72	$0.69 £0.55	-42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.87	$0.70 £0.57	-46.3%
Average			-13.3%

Ottawa vs. London - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 98.6% more for transportation

	Ottawa	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.93	$7.39 £5.96	+78.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$132.27	$258.31 £208.27	+179.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$34,906.41	$36,531.14 £29,454.65	+49.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$26.87	$35.26 £28.43	+87.6%
Average			+98.6%

Ottawa vs. London - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 61.3% more for housing

	Ottawa	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$71.80	$41.63 £33.57	-17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$2,038.27	$2,834.46 £2,285.40	+98.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,815.29	$2,063.73 £1,663.97	+62.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$187.79	$263.90 £212.78	+100.9%
Average			+61.3%

Ottawa vs. London - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 86.7% more for childcare

	Ottawa	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,429.45	$2,333.60 £1,881.56	+133.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$28,505.59	$27,892.30 £22,489.26	+39.9%
Average			+86.7%

Ottawa vs. London - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$8.22	$8.27 £6.66	+43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.31	$4.80 £3.87	+29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$18.49	$19.76 £15.93	+52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$66.16	$65.66 £52.94	+41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$15.41	$16.14 £13.02	+49.8%
Average			+43.6%

Ottawa vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 30.8% more for clothing

	Ottawa	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$81.78	$96.94 £78.16	+69.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$63.47	$50.55 £40.76	+13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$139.81	$114.87 £92.62	+17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$158.51	$135.36 £109.14	+22.1%
Average			+30.8%

Ottawa vs. London - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

More cost comparisons

Ottawa vs.

Bangkok

Ottawa vs.

Prague

Ottawa vs.

Paris

Ottawa vs.

Beijing

Ottawa vs.

Kiev

Ottawa vs.

Moscow

Ottawa vs.

Singapore

Ottawa vs.

Dodoma

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Canada vs. United Kingdom. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Canada and United Kingdom.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Ottawa

Add prices for London

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about London or Ottawa. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.