Al Ain vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$889	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	50
😀 Quality of life	82	92
🏙️ Population	767K	1.02M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 31% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4123rd and 1744th ($1449 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 588th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$15527

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

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