Beirut vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
50
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.02M

The cost of living in Beirut is 45% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4447th and 1355th ($1195 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Lebanon and Canada, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5118th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$21213

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Ottawa

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