Ottawa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	50	73
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.01M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 29% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1744th and 3418th ($2096 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 129th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Riyadh

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	Ottawa	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$9818

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463