Bucharest vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	49
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 47% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4935th and 1668th ($1138 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 508th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Ottawa

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	Bucharest	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$17337

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891