Amman vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	49
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.02M

The cost of living in Amman is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5330th and 1688th ($1032 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 2337th and 141st 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	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$17263

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875