Moscow vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.02M

The cost of living in Moscow is 21% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3277th and 1688th ($1678 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 2774th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Ottawa

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Moscow Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$17263

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

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