Kansas vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kansas	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5385	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$2164	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4006	$3115
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	50
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	508K	1.02M

The cost of living in Kansas is 3% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1532nd and 1701st ($2121 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1366th and 25th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Kansas ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 320th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Ottawa

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	Kansas	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.7	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2362	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1791	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.04	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.56	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.14	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$146	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1376	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28999	$19030

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Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800