Ottawa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3212
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$912
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1543
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	66
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.25M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 45% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1668th and 4144th ($2133 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 123rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Sharjah

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	Ottawa	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$9.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$7922

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2183
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2420
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1214
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1457
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1080
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$796
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1135
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2014
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1923
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$545
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$541
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$575
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$545
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1309
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1109
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1192
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$563
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$575
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$931
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1037
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$565
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$547
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$823
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$627
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$489
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$487
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$813
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$565
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$492