Medina vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
20
50
😀 Quality of life
67
89
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.02M

The cost of living in Medina is 62% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6257th and 1290th ($853 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 23rd in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 3833rd and 167th 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
$5.99
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.89
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$20100

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$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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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