Ottawa vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	91
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.75M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 2% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1668th and 1819th ($2133 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Italy, respectively. Check Canada vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 123rd and 179th 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	$16.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358