Bucharest vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	50
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5565th and 1701st ($988 vs $2055) 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 645th and 162nd 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	$10.5	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$19030

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800