Al Ain vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$4730
🏠 One person rent
$903
$1249
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$1952
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$3871
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
49
😀 Quality of life
84
92
🏙️ Population
767K
1.02M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 32% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4207th and 1668th ($1457 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 27th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 505th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Ottawa

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Al Ain Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$17337

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$1214
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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
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$1148
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$1373
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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$1866
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$2229
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$1703
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$1868
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1896
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1930
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1935
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
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$1920
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1934
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
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$1476
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1927
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$1923
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$1914
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2047
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
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$1876
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1733
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1907
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1862
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
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$1928
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
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$1940
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1923
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
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$2080
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1897
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$1846
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1861
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$1723
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
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$1891