Dubai vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$3115
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	50
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dubai is 16% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 989th and 1701st ($2379 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 288th and 162nd 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	$10.9	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$19030

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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