Kyiv vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$367
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$2926
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
50
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.02M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 65% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6536th and 1355th ($760 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Ukraine and Canada, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4566th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Ottawa

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Kyiv Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$21213

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874