Bucharest vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	49
😀 Quality of life	84	91
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 46% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4877th and 1688th ($1148 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 482nd and 141st 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	$11.6	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$17263

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875