Jerusalem vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	50
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	936K	1.02M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 17% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 950th and 1744th ($2447 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 351st and 129th 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	$24.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$15527

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822