Ottawa vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
82
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
1.02M
5.38M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 156% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1290th and 6204th ($2236 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 167th and 3645th 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
$17.6
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$6847

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525