Amman vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	50
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.02M

The cost of living in Amman is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5492nd and 1744th ($1009 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 3561st and 129th 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	$7.09	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$15527

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

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