Minsk vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minsk	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2352	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$455	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$813	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$62	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$3638
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	59	49
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	2M	1.02M

The cost of living in Minsk is 56% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6121st and 1688th ($924 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Belarus and Canada, respectively. Check Belarus vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 4446th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Minsk	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1020	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.41%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.16	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.46	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14758	$17263

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$676
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$608
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$477
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1434
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$669
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$974
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$355
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$527
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$881
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$445
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$859
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1258
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$589
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$928
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$982
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$835
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1114
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1229
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$629
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$895
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1170
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$964
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$479
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1060
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1000
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$397
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$543
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$893
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1023
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1254
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$591
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1205
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1374
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$938
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$853

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875