Milan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2370	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5666	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1333	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2285	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	49
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	1.35M	1.02M

The cost of living in Milan is 11% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1148th and 1668th ($2370 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Italy and Canada, respectively. Check Italy vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 336th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Ottawa

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	Milan	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1522	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2800	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1958	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10810	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5173	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.49	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.27	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18202	$17337

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1885
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1675
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1817
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1371
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1631
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1769
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1803
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1458
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1474
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1290
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1582
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1498
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1577
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1606
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1338
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1471
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1432
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1354
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1844
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$3229
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1275
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1342
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1652
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1649
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1652
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1628
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1660
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1468
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1694
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2942
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1618
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1637
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1375
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1649
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1719

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