Jerusalem vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	50
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	936K	1.02M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 9% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1770th and 1290th ($2037 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 23rd in Israel and Canada, respectively. Check Israel vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 358th and 167th 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	$20.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$20100

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

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