Amman vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	50
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.02M

The cost of living in Amman is 55% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5667th and 1290th ($1004 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 3456th and 167th 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	$7.7	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$20100

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884