Ottawa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.02M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 32% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1355th and 2922nd ($2170 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 117th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561