Ottawa vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	46
😀 Quality of life	92	85
🏙️ Population	1.02M	398K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 17% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1668th and 2786th ($2133 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1921st 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 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 123rd and 462nd 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	$16.4	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$16041

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328