Ottawa vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	85
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	1.02M	5.65M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 86% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1688th and 4898th ($2122 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 5th in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 141st and 3542nd 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	$15.2	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$13865

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597