Ottawa vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	39
😀 Quality of life	91	76
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.44K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 16% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1688th and 2712th ($2122 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 3rd in Canada and Malta, respectively. Check Canada vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 141st and 1347th 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	$15.2	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$12648

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391