Ottawa vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	40
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.02M	573K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 192% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1701st and 6866th ($2055 vs $705) 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 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 162nd and 4758th 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	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$5394

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430