Ottawa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
1.02M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 41% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1290th and 3292nd ($2236 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 167th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$10359

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489