Cost of living comparison

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

compared to

Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa vs. As-salimiyah Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 2.2 times more expensive than As-salimiyah.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 91.3% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.7% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 17.9% more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Ottawa are more expensive than in As-salimiyah. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. As-salimiyah Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of As-salimiyah, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	As-salimiyah	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.13 KWD2.500	$17.96 CA$25.85	+121.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.500	$10.78 CA$15.51	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KWD0.170	$2.17 CA$3.12	+300.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$1.53 CA$2.20	+267.4%
Average			+180.4%

As-salimiyah vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	As-salimiyah	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 KWD0.260	$2.65 CA$3.81	+210.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$6.28 CA$9.04	+138.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.54 KWD1.700	$9.92 CA$14.28	+79.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$3.31 CA$4.77	+41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 KWD0.810	$5.89 CA$8.47	+121.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 KWD0.260	$1.93 CA$2.78	+124.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KWD0.250	$0.64 CA$0.92	-22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 KWD0.200	$1.44 CA$2.08	+117.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$1.69 CA$2.43	+136.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$1.20 CA$1.73	+143.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KWD0.110	$1.31 CA$1.88	+254.2%
Average			+122.2%

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pay 91.3% more for transportation

	As-salimiyah	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.15 KWD0.350	$4.15 CA$5.97	+261.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD14.970	$92.50 CA$133.11	+89.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,258.31 KWD4,990.700	$24,412.64 CA$35,128.57	+50.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD8.980	$18.80 CA$27.05	-35.8%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	As-salimiyah	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.180	$50.21 CA$72.26	+88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$964.66 KWD296.110	$1,425.51 CA$2,051.24	+47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.11 KWD214.600	$1,269.57 CA$1,826.84	+81.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.690	$131.33 CA$188.98	+217.7%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	As-salimiyah	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$294.46 KWD90.390	$999.72 CA$1,438.55	+239.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,909.78 KWD2,121.050	$19,936.07 CA$28,687.01	+188.5%
Average			+214.0%

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pay 96.7% more for entertainment and sports

	As-salimiyah	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$5.75 CA$8.27	+253.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 KWD1.500	$3.71 CA$5.34	-23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$12.93 CA$18.61	+318.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.81 KWD34.930	$46.27 CA$66.58	-59.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.490	$10.78 CA$15.51	-5.3%
Average			+96.7%

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

	As-salimiyah	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD12.980	$57.20 CA$82.30	+35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.790	$44.39 CA$63.87	-13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.46 KWD25.620	$97.78 CA$140.70	+17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.46 KWD25.620	$110.86 CA$159.52	+32.8%
Average			+17.9%

As-salimiyah vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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