Cost of living comparison

Ottawa, Canada

compared to

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 57.7% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 73.9% less in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 56.4% less in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 53.4% less in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 73.4% less in Uzbekistan
Childcare: pay 72.0% less in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.9% less in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 15.9% less in Uzbekistan

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 73.9% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$25.91	$4.55 UZS58,791.79	-74.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$15.54	$3.99 UZS51,571.01	-62.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$3.13	$0.56 UZS7,208.30	-74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.21	$0.25 UZS3,193.42	-83.8%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 56.4% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.82	$0.40 UZS5,103.72	-85.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$9.06	$3.57 UZS46,130.64	-43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$14.31	$4.13 UZS53,333.09	-58.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.78	$1.65 UZS21,331.22	-50.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.49	$1.75 UZS22,614.91	-70.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.79	$0.57 UZS7,422.20	-70.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.92	$0.77 UZS9,903.38	+20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$2.08	$0.96 UZS12,422.52	-33.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.43	$0.65 UZS8,350.95	-61.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.73	$0.22 UZS2,775.70	-82.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.88	$0.17 UZS2,234.54	-86.7%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 53.4% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.99	$3.69 UZS47,622.70	-11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$133.42	$6.91 UZS89,233.14	-92.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$35,211.57	$18,473.32 UZS238,475,330.42	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$27.11	$2.69 UZS34,778.01	-85.7%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 73.4% less for housing

	Ottawa	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$72.43	$12.72 UZS164,235.70	-74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$2,056.09	$489.90 UZS6,324,171.46	-65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,831.16	$312.70 UZS4,036,738.56	-75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$189.43	$29.11 UZS375,739.03	-77.8%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 72.0% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,441.95	$205.10 UZS2,647,662.15	-79.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$28,754.79	$7,070.48 UZS91,274,106.33	-64.5%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$8.29	$1.17 UZS15,054.17	-79.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.35	$1.72 UZS22,255.54	-53.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$18.65	$1.78 UZS22,945.29	-86.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$66.74	$43.03 UZS555,501.57	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$15.54	$3.47 UZS44,818.08	-67.8%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 15.9% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$82.50	$32.61 UZS420,947.94	-43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$64.03	$47.09 UZS607,930.56	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$141.03	$86.06 UZS1,110,971.64	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$159.89	$94.57 UZS1,220,769.48	-14.7%
Average			-15.9%

Ottawa vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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