Ottawa vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$325
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	50
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	1.02M	603K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 297% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 1290th and 8156th ($2236 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Tunisia, respectively. Check Canada vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 167th and 5509th 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	$17.6	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	11.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$1177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$0.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$3491

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884

Cities near Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$490
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$522
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$344
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$442
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$482
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$453
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$489
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1086
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$462
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$492
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1005
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1443
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1515
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$510
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$403
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1031
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1211
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$500
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$375
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$990
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1134
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$417
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$503
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1434
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1519
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1643
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1381
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1747
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$1771
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1334
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1172
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$429
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$379
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1229
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1261