Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 39.6% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
|
Ottawa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$27.91
|
$9.92
RUB942.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.70
|
$4.92
RUB467.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
$1.10
RUB104.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
$0.60
RUB56.94
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
|
Ottawa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.81
|
$0.63
RUB60.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$9.95
|
$4.72
RUB447.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.55
|
$3.62
RUB343.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.30
|
$1.74
RUB165.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.57
|
$2.18
RUB207.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.58
|
$0.64
RUB60.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$0.69
RUB65.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
$0.79
RUB75.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
$1.56
RUB147.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
$0.19
RUB18.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.72
|
$0.20
RUB19.27
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
|
Ottawa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.72
|
$2.31
RUB219.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$128.20
|
$29.87
RUB2,835.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,866.91
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,115,716.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.19
|
$5.69
RUB540.06
|
|
pay 55.1% less for housing
|
Ottawa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$72.99
|
$6.03
RUB572.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,940.51
|
$881.83
RUB83,715.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,784.61
|
$532.09
RUB50,513.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$186.07
|
$90.54
RUB8,595.48
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
|
Ottawa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,416.79
|
$484.25
RUB45,971.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,487.31
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,096,842.74
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ottawa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
$3.28
RUB311.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.25
|
$2.63
RUB250.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$16.94
|
$2.52
RUB238.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$65.80
|
$32.93
RUB3,126.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.95
|
$5.47
RUB519.29
|
|
pay 18.5% more for clothing
|
Ottawa
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$81.72
|
$98.68
RUB9,368.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$65.70
|
$46.53
RUB4,416.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$141.94
|
$117.96
RUB11,198.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$153.86
|
$114.14
RUB10,835.95
|
|
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