Ottawa vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$1531
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$221
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	49	22
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.99M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 265% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 1688th and 8147th ($2122 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 101st in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Urfa. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 141st and 6572nd 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	$15.2	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$3.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$9341

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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 Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$587
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$609
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$576
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$549
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$596
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$518
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$547
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$619
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$565
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$527
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$551
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$537
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$544
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$579
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$490
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$640
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$339
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$559
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$557
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$515
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$565
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$594
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$598
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$601
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$384
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$441
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$597
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$756