Cost of living comparison

compared to

Ottawa vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 37.8% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 36.7% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 26.3% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 34.1% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 93.2% more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing in Ottawa are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Rome, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 11.4% more for restaurants

	Rome	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.78	$17.96 CA$25.91	+11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.86	$10.78 CA$15.54	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.06	$2.17 CA$3.13	-2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.03	$1.53 CA$2.21	+36.3%
Average			+11.4%

Rome vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 36.7% more for groceries

	Rome	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.64	$2.65 CA$3.82	+48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.44	$6.28 CA$9.06	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.70	$9.92 CA$14.31	+60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.46	$3.31 CA$4.78	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.50	$5.89 CA$8.49	+20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.99	$1.93 CA$2.79	+80.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.85	$0.64 CA$0.92	-31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.82	$1.44 CA$2.08	+61.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.01	$1.69 CA$2.43	+54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.67	$1.20 CA$1.73	+64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.72	$1.31 CA$1.88	+66.5%
Average			+36.7%

Rome vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 26.3% more for transportation

	Rome	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.57	$4.15 CA$5.99	-42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €34.50	$92.50 CA$133.42	+146.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,639.38	$24,412.64 CA$35,211.57	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.77	$18.80 CA$27.11	+9.6%
Average			+26.3%

Rome vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 34.1% more for housing

	Rome	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €27.09	$50.21 CA$72.43	+70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,085.40	$1,425.51 CA$2,056.09	+20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €701.73	$1,269.57 CA$1,831.16	+66.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €153.81	$131.33 CA$189.43	-21.5%
Average			+34.1%

Rome vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 93.2% more for childcare

	Rome	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €467.91	$999.72 CA$1,441.95	+96.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,647.04	$19,936.07 CA$28,754.79	+90.0%
Average			+93.2%

Rome vs. Ottawa - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.93	$5.75 CA$8.29	+7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.40	$3.71 CA$5.35	+143.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.91	$12.93 CA$18.65	+101.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €53.63	$46.27 CA$66.74	-20.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.86	$10.78 CA$15.54	+0.6%
Average			+46.3%

Rome vs. Ottawa - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Rome	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €60.17	$57.20 CA$82.50	-12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €28.26	$44.39 CA$64.03	+44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €70.96	$97.78 CA$141.03	+26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €94.09	$110.86 CA$159.89	+8.3%
Average			+16.7%

Rome vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Rome vs.

Beijing

Rome vs.

London

Rome vs.

Manila

Rome vs.

Dodoma

Rome vs.

Delhi

Rome vs.

Athens

Rome vs.

Vienna

Rome vs.

Dublin

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Italy vs. Canada. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Italy and Canada.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Rome

Add prices for Ottawa

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ottawa or Rome. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.