Ottawa vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	44
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.4M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 130% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1668th and 6169th ($2133 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 123rd and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Ottawa	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$7641

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635