Genoa vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Genoa	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1450	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3648	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$683	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1262	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1898	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	50
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	559K	1.02M

The cost of living in Genoa is 33% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3618th and 1355th ($1450 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 25th in Italy and Canada, respectively. Check Italy vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Genoa compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Genoa ranked 37th best city to live in Italy vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 956th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Ottawa

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	Genoa	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.3	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1008	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.94%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2923	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.17	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.01	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.17	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.4	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$518	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10859	$21213

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Cities near Genoa

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi	Savona	$1575
54 km or 34 mi	Tortona	$1406
62 km or 38 mi	Alessandria	$1364
65 km or 41 mi	Voghera	$1475
79 km or 49 mi	La Spezia	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Asti	$1234
88 km or 55 mi	Pavia	$1294
89 km or 55 mi	Mondovi	$1245
93 km or 57 mi	Imperia	$1308
94 km or 58 mi	Piacenza	$1353
100 km or 62 mi	Carrara	$1389
101 km or 63 mi	Vigevano	$1471
109 km or 68 mi	Vercelli	$1066
110 km or 68 mi	Cuneo	$1103
111 km or 69 mi	Lodi	$1238
113 km or 70 mi	Buccinasco	$1565
113 km or 70 mi	Sanremo	$1341
119 km or 74 mi	Cremona	$1346
119 km or 74 mi	Novara	$1271
119 km or 74 mi	Parma	$1440
120 km or 74 mi	Milan	$2074
121 km or 75 mi	Viareggio	$1372
122 km or 76 mi	Crema	$1396
122 km or 76 mi	Turin	$1369
126 km or 78 mi	Ventimiglia	$1488
134 km or 83 mi	Monza	$1567
134 km or 83 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1588
134 km or 84 mi	Menton	$1400
136 km or 84 mi	Saronno	$1444
139 km or 86 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1341
140 km or 87 mi	Seregno	$1472
140 km or 87 mi	Pisa	$1290
141 km or 87 mi	Lucca	$1405
142 km or 88 mi	Monte Carlo	$4714
143 km or 89 mi	Monaco City	$7262
146 km or 91 mi	Livorno	$1383
146 km or 91 mi	Biella	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Sassuolo	$1416
148 km or 92 mi	Cantu	$1575
154 km or 96 mi	Bergamo	$1302

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