Ottawa vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$3547
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	46
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	1.02M	398K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 17% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1688th and 2761st ($2122 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1934th 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 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 141st and 610th 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	$15.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$15897

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357