Moscow vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$864
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
50
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.02M

The cost of living in Moscow is 31% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4141st and 1744th ($1438 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 2664th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$15527

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822