Beirut vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$3115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
50
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.02M

The cost of living in Beirut is 39% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4326th and 1701st ($1255 vs $2055) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 4772nd and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$19030

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800