Jerusalem vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	49
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	936K	1.02M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 26% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 638th and 1688th ($2663 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd in Israel and Canada, respectively. Check Israel vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 407th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Ottawa

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	Jerusalem	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$17263

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875