Ottawa vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	85
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.65M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 98% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1668th and 5142nd ($2133 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 123rd and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Saint Petersburg

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	Ottawa	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$12085

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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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606