Jeddah vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeddah	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1209	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$584	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2099	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	49
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.02M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 43% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4757th and 1668th ($1209 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 990th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Ottawa

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	Jeddah	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.68	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$556	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1688	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.58	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.61	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.8	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7655	$17337

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891