Jerusalem vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	49
😀 Quality of life	86	92
🏙️ Population	936K	1.02M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 16% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 911th and 1668th ($2483 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Israel and Canada, respectively. Check Israel vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 410th and 123rd 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	$25.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$17337

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

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