Ottawa vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$1527
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	37
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	1.02M	6.44K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 36% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1290th and 3052nd ($2236 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in Canada and Malta, respectively. Check Canada vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 167th and 1891st 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	$17.6	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$8876

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344