Abu Dhabi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$2926
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	50
😀 Quality of life	82	90
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.02M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 11% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1938th and 1355th ($1936 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 369th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$21213

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2229
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1612
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1132
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$1841
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1191
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1872
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1810
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$787
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1164
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1285
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1327
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1126
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$798
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$959
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1005
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$890
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$868
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$910
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$604
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$573
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$606
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$646
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$621
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$604
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$606
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$779
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$544
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$457
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$672
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$561
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1642
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$541

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874