Moscow vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$542
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$2926
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
50
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.02M

The cost of living in Moscow is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5167th and 1355th ($1021 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 1608th and 117th 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
$8.33
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$21213

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874