Minsk vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$350
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$3150
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
50
😀 Quality of life
67
89
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.02M

The cost of living in Minsk is 68% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6834th and 1290th ($717 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Belarus and Canada, respectively. Check Belarus vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 3775th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$20100

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884