Ottawa vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	16
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	1.02M	886K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 99% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 1668th and 5149th ($2133 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 123rd and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tabuk

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	Ottawa	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$8518

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403