Milan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2328
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5536
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$2292
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2255
$3638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
49
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.02M

The cost of living in Milan is 10% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1228th and 1688th ($2328 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 276th and 141st 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
$20.1
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.73
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11130
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5384
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.28
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$898
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19884
$17263

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653

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