Ottawa vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	44
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.4M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 127% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1688th and 6046th ($2122 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 141st and 5297th 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	$15.2	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$8817

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672