Ottawa vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$3603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	46
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	398K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 13% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1701st and 2367th ($2055 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1932nd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 162nd and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Wichita

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	Ottawa	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$15994

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Cities near Ottawa

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

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312