Bucharest vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$449	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	50
😀 Quality of life	77	90
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 56% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5593rd and 1355th ($961 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 703rd and 117th 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	$9.66	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$21213

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874