Cost of living comparison
Rome is 17.2% cheaper than Ottawa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.7% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 19.5% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 3.5% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 17.8% less in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 48.2% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.1% less in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 11.3% less in Rome
Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$24.67
|
$16.08
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$14.80
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$2.98
|
$2.23
€1.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.10
|
$1.12
€0.99
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
CA$3.64
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.63
|
$7.00
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
CA$13.63
|
$6.20
€5.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
CA$4.55
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
CA$8.09
|
$4.89
€4.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
CA$2.66
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
CA$1.98
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.32
|
$1.09
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CA$1.65
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
CA$1.79
|
$0.78
€0.69
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
CA$5.70
|
$7.15
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.50
CA$127.07
|
$37.51
€32.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$33,534.42
|
$26,794.08
€23,566.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.80
CA$25.82
|
$17.15
€15.08
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.21
CA$68.98
|
$29.46
€25.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,425.51
CA$1,958.16
|
$1,180.31
€1,038.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,269.57
CA$1,743.94
|
$763.10
€671.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.33
CA$180.40
|
$167.26
€147.11
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$999.72
CA$1,373.27
|
$508.83
€447.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,936.07
CA$27,385.19
|
$10,490.67
€9,226.79
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
CA$7.90
|
$5.36
€4.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
CA$5.10
|
$1.53
€1.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
CA$17.77
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.27
CA$63.56
|
$58.31
€51.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$14.80
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.20
CA$78.57
|
$65.43
€57.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.39
CA$60.98
|
$30.74
€27.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.78
CA$134.31
|
$77.17
€67.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.86
CA$152.28
|
$102.32
€89.99
|
|
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