Dubai vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dubai	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2514	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5509	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1723	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4067	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	50
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	3.94M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dubai is 20% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 848th and 1744th ($2514 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 158th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Ottawa

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	Dubai	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.32	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.9	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2095	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$96.1	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7516	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3977	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.7	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$857	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15029	$15527

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822