Ottawa vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	94
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	1.02M	664K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 19% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1668th and 676th ($2133 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 7th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 123rd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Rotterdam

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	Ottawa	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727