Ottawa vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
90
55
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.4M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 174% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1355th and 6405th ($2170 vs $792) 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 1.3 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 117th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625