Medina vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$696	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	50
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	1.41M	1.02M

The cost of living in Medina is 41% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4439th and 1701st ($1215 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 3899th and 162nd 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	$5.65	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$19030

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800