Ottawa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$2285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	49	70
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	1.02M	7.01M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 31% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1668th and 3529th ($2133 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 123rd and 879th 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	$16.4	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$9443

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487