Abu Dhabi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4703
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$1173
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$2618
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3781
$3115
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
53
50
😀 Quality of life
83
90
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.02M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 11% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2320th and 1701st ($1828 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 438th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2996
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5750
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4816
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.88
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12452
$19030

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2379
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1494
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1844
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2240
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1239
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1779
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1709
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$780
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$967
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1223
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1243
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1090
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$547
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1068
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1056
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$548
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$897
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$901
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$514
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$518
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$589
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$551
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$546
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$563
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$557
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$585
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$515
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$507
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$464
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$605
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$529
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1637
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800