Ottawa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Ottawa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4128
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$1094
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$1607
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$495
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3280
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
68
😀 Quality of life
91
75
🏙️ Population
934K
8M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 46% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2019th and 3955th ($1872 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Ottawa ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 95th and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.45
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.47
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.74
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1666
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5424
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4401
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.25
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1046
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16813
$6836

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1527
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$1798
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1369
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1675
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1647
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1680
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1685
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1681
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1682
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1683
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1683
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1676
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1677
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1685
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1686
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1608
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$2019
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1684
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1657
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1417
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1679
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1683
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1680
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$2060
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1697
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1683
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1685
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1688
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1192
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1691
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1679
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1371
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1681
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$1555
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1685
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1684
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1677
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1674
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1679

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650