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Reggio Di Calabria vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Reggio Di Calabria is 12.1% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Groceries: pay 19.4% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Transportation: pay 18.4% more in Reggio Di Calabria
Housing: pay 32.7% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Reggio Di Calabria

The cost of transportation and clothing in Reggio Di Calabria are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Reggio Di Calabria.

Reggio Di Calabria vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reggio Di Calabria instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 7.4% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Reggio Di Calabria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$14.02 €11.94	-22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$11.10 €9.45	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$2.34 €1.99	+16.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.17 €1.00	-25.0%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Reggio Di Calabria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$1.81 €1.54	-33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$7.30 €6.22	+24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$4.86 €4.14	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$3.06 €2.60	-13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$4.90 €4.18	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$0.99 €0.84	-48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$1.03 €0.88	+71.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.89 €0.76	-45.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.32 €1.13	-20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.79 €0.67	-28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.56 €0.47	-61.9%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 18.4% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Reggio Di Calabria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$7.81 €6.65	+92.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$46.72 €39.81	-51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$33,813.30 €28,809.13	+38.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$14.02 €11.94	-5.4%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 32.7% less for housing

	Ottawa	Reggio Di Calabria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$27.84 €23.72	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$513.26 €437.30	-64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$333.72 €284.33	-72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$179.60 €153.02	+51.0%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Reggio Di Calabria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$394.20 €335.86	-50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$10,862.30 €9,254.75	-31.0%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Reggio Di Calabria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$5.26 €4.48	-8.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$2.15 €1.83	-42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$7.01 €5.97	-45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$62.29 €53.07	+39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$9.34 €7.96	-13.4%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Reggio Di Calabria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$74.52 €63.49	+41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$32.24 €27.47	-17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$89.70 €76.43	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$108.04 €92.05	+16.3%
Average			+10.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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