Ottawa vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$1844
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$717
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$503
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	40
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.02M	573K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 203% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1355th and 6711th ($2170 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Canada and Morocco, respectively. Check Canada vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Rabat. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 117th and 5615th 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	$18.7	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$3292

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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

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$574
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$627
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$826
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$424
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$437
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$529
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$503
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$661
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$504
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1119
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1091
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$932
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1129
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$609
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1159
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1314
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1774
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1254
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1328
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1318
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1357
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1385
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1101
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1158
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1123
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1494
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2218
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1435