Ottawa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2122
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4795
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3638
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
49
70
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
1.02M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 30% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1688th and 3485th ($2122 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 141st and 899th 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
$15.2
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.79
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1259
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2157
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1775
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.4
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.27%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4527
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4215
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.92
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$899
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17263
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459