Ottawa vs Turin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Turin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$4052
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$2077
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	52
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	1.02M	842K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 29% more expensive than in Turin. Cities ranked 1668th and 3440th ($2133 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 29th 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 1.3 months in Turin. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Turin ranked 11th in Italy, while ranked 123rd and 525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Turin

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	Ottawa	Turin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$777
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$587
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$4631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$7.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$12465

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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 Turin

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Asti	$1342
62 km or 39 mi	Biella	$1275
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1338
74 km or 46 mi	Alessandria	$1354
77 km or 48 mi	Mondovi	$1375
77 km or 48 mi	Cuneo	$1294
80 km or 50 mi	Aosta	$1694
83 km or 52 mi	Novara	$1290
94 km or 58 mi	Tortona	$1471
96 km or 59 mi	Vigevano	$1769
103 km or 64 mi	Voghera	$1602
105 km or 65 mi	Savona	$1660
109 km or 67 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1803
115 km or 71 mi	Pavia	$1458
115 km or 72 mi	Chamonix	$2014
118 km or 73 mi	Buccinasco	$1778
122 km or 76 mi	Varese	$1577
122 km or 76 mi	Saronno	$1817
122 km or 76 mi	Genoa	$1649
125 km or 78 mi	Milan	$2370
132 km or 82 mi	Sion	$2465
134 km or 83 mi	Imperia	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Seregno	$1675
134 km or 83 mi	Cantu	$1631
136 km or 84 mi	Monza	$1885
136 km or 85 mi	Como	$1782
139 km or 86 mi	Sanremo	$1556
142 km or 88 mi	Ventimiglia	$1627
144 km or 89 mi	Lodi	$1371
144 km or 89 mi	Lugano	$2884
145 km or 90 mi	Menton	$1516
149 km or 93 mi	Monte Carlo	$4626
150 km or 93 mi	Chambery	$1392
150 km or 93 mi	Monaco City	$7861
153 km or 95 mi	Annecy	$1876
155 km or 97 mi	Grenoble	$1581
156 km or 97 mi	Nice	$1934
156 km or 97 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
157 km or 98 mi	Piacenza	$1606
159 km or 99 mi	Lecco	$1498