Ottawa vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.4M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 141% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1744th and 6373rd ($2096 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 129th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$6621

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600