Ottawa vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	82
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.65M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 116% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1744th and 5813th ($2096 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 129th and 3397th 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	$16.1	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$10534

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566