Ottawa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	66
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.25M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 38% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1688th and 3851st ($2122 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 141st and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ottawa	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$8199

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Cities near Ottawa

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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469