Dubai vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$3150
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	50
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dubai is 3% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1098th and 1290th ($2309 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 306th and 167th 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	$10.5	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$20100

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

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