Abu Dhabi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	50
😀 Quality of life	85	92
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.02M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 7% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2187th and 1744th ($1942 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 443rd and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$15527

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

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