Ottawa vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1642
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	49	22
😀 Quality of life	92	51
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.99M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 241% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 1668th and 7752nd ($2133 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 79th in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Urfa. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 123rd and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Urfa

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	Ottawa	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$8142

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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 Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$654
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$597
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$591
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$571
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$580
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$492
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$598
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$568
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$595
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$545
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$524
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$485
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$539
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$547
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$581
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$476
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$597
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$622
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$344
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$552
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$499
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$560
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$533
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$600
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$588
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$390
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$446
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$599
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$566
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$583
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$761