Minsk vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minsk	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2112	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$54	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$3871
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	59	49
😀 Quality of life	68	92
🏙️ Population	2M	1.02M

The cost of living in Minsk is 61% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6618th and 1668th ($836 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Belarus and Canada, respectively. Check Belarus vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4692nd and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Ottawa

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	Minsk	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.58%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2225	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.8	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12897	$17337

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$628
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$568
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$450
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1461
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$622
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$1003
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$335
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$484
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$952
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$907
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$399
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$890
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1279
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$545
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$947
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$1012
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$853
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1133
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1214
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$589
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$912
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$589
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1184
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$1001
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$500
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1062
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1027
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$405
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$554
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$908
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1028
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1248
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$562
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1220
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1423
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$944
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$882

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891