Moscow vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$3150
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
50
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
13M
1.02M

The cost of living in Moscow is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5091st and 1290th ($1075 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 1280th and 167th 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
$8.34
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$20100

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884