Novosibirsk vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$421	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	48	49
😀 Quality of life	61	92
🏙️ Population	1.64M	1.02M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 59% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6431st and 1668th ($884 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 27th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5802nd and 123rd 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	$7.89	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$886	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.44	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.6%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.78	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4901	$17337

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$772
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$720
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$737
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$719
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$808
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$576
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$571
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$553
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$595
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$791
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$834
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$880
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$688
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$530
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$564
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$732
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$550
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$813
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$747
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$537
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$487
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$661
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$969
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$701
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$557
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$543
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$592
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$600
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$694
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$575
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$531
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$547
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$690
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$532
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$842
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891

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