Ottawa vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	94
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	1.02M	664K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 20% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1744th and 689th ($2096 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 129th and 67th 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	$16.1	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$13809

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671