Ottawa vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	92
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.75M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 20% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1701st and 2624th ($2055 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Canada and Italy, respectively. Check Canada vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 162nd and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Rome

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	Ottawa	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$9864

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201