Novosibirsk vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	50
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	1.63M	1.02M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 66% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6907th and 1701st ($698 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 25th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 5517th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Ottawa

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	Novosibirsk	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$19030

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800