Ottawa vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	46
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	1.02M	398K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 16% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1744th and 2697th ($2096 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1945th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 129th and 560th 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	$16.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$16150

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293