Ottawa-Gatineau vs Toronto gas prices

Regular gasoline is C$0.01 a litre cheaper in Ottawa-Gatineau — C$0.38 on a 55-litre tank. Monthly city averages for June 2026.

Ottawa-GatineauOntario

C$1.65

per litre · $4.44/US gal

C$0.01/L cheaper

TorontoOntario

C$1.65

per litre · $4.46/US gal

Statistics Canada monthly city averages, June 2026 — not live station prices.

Every grade · CAD per litre

Grade	Ottawa-Gatineau	Toronto	Diff.	Cheaper
Regular	C$1.65	C$1.65	C$0.01Ottawa-Gatineau	Ottawa-Gatineau
Premium	C$1.95	C$1.96	C$0.01Ottawa-Gatineau	Ottawa-Gatineau
Diesel	C$1.91	C$1.87	C$0.04Toronto	Toronto

Ottawa-Gatineau is cheaper on regular but dearer on diesel — the two fuels carry different provincial tax rates and serve different local markets.

What the gap is worth

One 55L tank

C$0.38

saved in Ottawa-Gatineau

A year of weekly fills

C$20.02

saved in Ottawa-Gatineau

20,000 km at 9 L/100 km

C$12.60

saved in Ottawa-Gatineau

Based on the June 2026 gap of C$0.01 per litre, which changes each month. Run your own numbers →

Both cities are in Ontario

Provincial fuel tax is identical for both, so none of the gap above is provincial policy. What is left is local: terminal distance, municipal levies and retail competition — which is why same-province gaps are usually a few cents rather than a few tens of cents.

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Frequently asked questions

Is gas cheaper in Ottawa-Gatineau or Toronto?

Ottawa-Gatineau, at C$1.65 a litre against C$1.65 in Toronto — a gap of C$0.01/L, or 0.4%. On a 55-litre tank that is C$0.38. These are Statistics Canada monthly averages for June 2026, not live station prices.

Why is gas more expensive in Toronto?

Both cities are in Ontario and pay the same provincial fuel tax, so the difference is local: distance from the nearest fuel terminal, municipal transit levies where they apply, and how competitive the local retail market is. Within-province gaps are usually much smaller than between-province ones for exactly this reason.

Is diesel cheaper in Ottawa-Gatineau or Toronto?

Diesel is cheaper in Toronto at C$1.87 a litre, against C$1.91 in Ottawa-Gatineau — C$0.04/L apart. That is the opposite way round from regular gasoline.

How current are these figures?

They are the Statistics Canada averages for June 2026, published roughly three weeks after the month ends. Pump prices in both cities have moved since. Use them to compare the two cities, which is what a monthly average is good for — not to decide what you will pay this afternoon.