Amman vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	49
😀 Quality of life	73	92
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.02M

The cost of living in Amman is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5560th and 1668th ($1013 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2560th and 123rd 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	$7.07	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$17337

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$740
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1122
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1821
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$724
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$895
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2207
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$910
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1909
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2154
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2274
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1062
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2260
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2346
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1870
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1946
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1981
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$3089
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2066
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2449

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$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
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$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
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$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
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891