Moscow vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$959	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	49
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	13.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Moscow is 26% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3728th and 1668th ($1585 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 3206th and 123rd 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	$13.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$17337

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891