Al Ain vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$3115
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	50
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	767K	1.02M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 10% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2271st and 1701st ($1844 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 1000th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$19030

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Ottawa

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