Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 2.1 times more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 96.3% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 48.2% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP893,971	$17.96 CA$25.85	+79.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,905	$10.78 CA$15.51	+41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,078	$2.17 CA$3.12	+36.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,019	$1.53 CA$2.20	+35.5%
Average			+48.2%

Beirut vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,754	$2.65 CA$3.81	+189.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP489,449	$6.28 CA$9.04	+14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP553,162	$9.92 CA$14.28	+60.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP242,866	$3.31 CA$4.77	+22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP342,917	$5.89 CA$8.47	+53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,837	$1.93 CA$2.78	+179.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,664	$0.64 CA$0.92	+14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,707	$1.44 CA$2.08	+251.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,699	$1.69 CA$2.43	+261.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,008	$1.20 CA$1.73	+206.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,209	$1.31 CA$1.88	+197.8%
Average			+132.0%

Beirut vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Beirut	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,058	$4.15 CA$5.97	+18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,704,785	$92.50 CA$133.11	+23.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,681,913,843	$24,412.64 CA$35,128.57	-18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,813	$18.80 CA$27.05	+47.4%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 96.3% more for housing

	Beirut	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,533	$50.21 CA$72.26	+57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP65,996,115	$1,425.51 CA$2,051.24	+93.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,127,093	$1,269.57 CA$1,826.84	+253.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,409,298	$131.33 CA$188.98	-18.5%
Average			+96.3%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Beirut	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,329,186	$999.72 CA$1,438.55	+252.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP367,521,527	$19,936.07 CA$28,687.01	+384.9%
Average			+318.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,191	$5.75 CA$8.27	+91.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,312	$3.71 CA$5.34	+32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,794	$12.93 CA$18.61	+546.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,304,230	$46.27 CA$66.58	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP625,780	$10.78 CA$15.51	+54.0%
Average			+140.5%

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Beirut	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,984,151	$57.20 CA$82.30	-26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,262	$44.39 CA$63.87	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,219,079	$97.78 CA$140.70	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,897,539	$110.86 CA$159.52	+0.1%
Average			-13.8%

Beirut 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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