Ottawa vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	39
😀 Quality of life	92	76
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.44K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 18% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1668th and 2829th ($2133 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Malta, respectively. Check Canada vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 123rd and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Valletta

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	Ottawa	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$12962

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388