Ottawa vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
89
55
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.4M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 147% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1290th and 6109th ($2236 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 167th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594