Ottawa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 49% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1290th and 3679th ($2236 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th in Canada and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 167th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$5054

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Cities near Ottawa

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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507