Medina vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$673
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$3333
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
22
50
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.02M

The cost of living in Medina is 44% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4743rd and 1744th ($1182 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 4114th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Ottawa

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Medina Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$15527

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Distance City Cost of living
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$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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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