Ottawa vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$367
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	68
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	1.02M	603K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 235% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 1688th and 7720th ($2122 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Canada and Tunisia, respectively. Check Canada vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 141st and 5263rd 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	$15.2	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$1401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$3946

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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 Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$547
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$592
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$391
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$519
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$583
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$460
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$399
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$504
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1176
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$487
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$495
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1110
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1541
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1624
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$519
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$418
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1123
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1176
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$490
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$403
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1063
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1210
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$423
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$433
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1769
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1639
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1764
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1471
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1852
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$2127
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1824
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1750
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1317
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$407
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$342
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1336
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1366