Ottawa vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2055
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4624
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$1016
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3115
$407
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.4M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 127% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1701st and 6004th ($2055 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 162nd and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4939
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4597
$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$942
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19030
$6410

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$879
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$616
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$770
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$624
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$651
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$612
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$979
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$660
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$648
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$620
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1339
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$651
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$639
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$616
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$470
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$781
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$703
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$603
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$624
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$588
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$549
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$566
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$592
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$469
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$550
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$469
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$623
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$458
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$555
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$403
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$711
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$586
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1016
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$426
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$598