Ottawa vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	40
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	1.02M	573K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 176% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1668th and 6865th ($2133 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Morocco, respectively. Check Canada vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 123rd and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Rabat

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	Ottawa	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$7353

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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

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727