Two-bedroom rent
C$1,926
About $1,378 US at 1.3978 CAD per USD on 2026-11-02.
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part. 2025. Source. Bank of Canada. US rents on this site are Zillow asking rents, often a different bedroom mix, so this is a rough comparison.
Moving to Ottawa, ON
Ottawa is shown as its census metropolitan area.
These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.
The place
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, on the Ottawa River where it meets the Rideau River, across from Gatineau, Quebec. The 2021 Census counted 1,017,449 people in the city. Parliament Hill is the federal legislature. Rent and crime on this page are the Ontario part of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area.
1,017,449 · City of Ottawa, 2021 Census
Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. 
Parliament Hill from the Ottawa River. Óðinn, CC BY-SA 2.5 Canada, Wikimedia Commons.
Crime Severity Index
50.61
So you know: the Crime Severity Index here is under Canada's, 50.61 versus 75.01 in 2025.
54.12 in 2024 (-3.5). Police-reported crime rate 4,212 per 100,000 in 2025 (-2% from 2024). Canada: index 75.01 (was 78.84).
Ottawa (Ontario part of Ottawa–Gatineau). Table 35-10-0026-01 · The Daily.
Healthcare
Ontario covers medically necessary care through OHIP. That is provincial insurance, not a US-style premium quote, and this page does not have a wait-time number for Ottawa.
Against a US paycheck
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