Al Ain vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$560
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$3150
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
50
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
767K
1.02M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5284th and 1290th ($1050 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 23rd in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 600th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$20100

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
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$1768
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$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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$1542
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$2336
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$1677
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$2004
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$2002
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$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
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$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
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$1785
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$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
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$1898
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$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
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$1964
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$1996
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$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
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$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
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$1954
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$1821
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$1873
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$1927
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$1896
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$1960
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$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
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$1823
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$1845
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$1740
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$1912
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$1884