Beirut vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
50
😀 Quality of life
61
89
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.02M

The cost of living in Beirut is 48% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4691st and 1290th ($1165 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Lebanon and Canada, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 4996th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$20100

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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