Ottawa vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$3778
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	46
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	1.02M	398K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 23% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1290th and 2435th ($2236 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1891st 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 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 167th and 488th 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	$17.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$16129

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Cities near Ottawa

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

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287