Ottawa vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$620
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1486
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	68
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	1.02M	603K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 244% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 1668th and 7777th ($2133 vs $620) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Tunisia, respectively. Check Canada vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 123rd and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tunis

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	Ottawa	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	10.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$4012

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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 Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$537
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$606
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$388
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$513
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$586
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$456
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1185
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$495
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$511
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1077
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1577
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1672
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$531
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$424
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1101
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1308
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$505
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$408
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1101
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1224
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$432
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$445
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1739
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1688
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1749
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1496
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1857
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$2130
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1810
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1715
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1342
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$418
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1318
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1387