Ottawa vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$1724
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	15
😀 Quality of life	92	53
🏙️ Population	1.02M	886K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 96% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 1744th and 5095th ($2096 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 129th and 6448th 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	$16.1	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$8498

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233