Ottawa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	66
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.25M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 48% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1744th and 4204th ($2096 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 129th and 312th 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	$16.1	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$6883

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483