Abu Dhabi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	51	49
😀 Quality of life	85	91
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.02M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 0.5% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1650th and 1688th ($2133 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 424th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$17263

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875