Amman vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
50
😀 Quality of life
69
90
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.02M

The cost of living in Amman is 55% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5457th and 1355th ($981 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 3121st and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Ottawa

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Amman Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$21213

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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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