Cost of living comparison

Oman

compared to

Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 2.3 times more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 54.2% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 38.7% more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Ottawa are more expensive than in Oman. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Oman	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.04 OMR1.940	$17.96 CA$25.85	+256.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.86 OMR3.410	$10.78 CA$15.51	+21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 OMR0.330	$2.17 CA$3.12	+153.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 OMR0.120	$1.53 CA$2.20	+384.1%
Average			+203.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Oman	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 OMR0.410	$2.65 CA$3.81	+151.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 OMR1.240	$6.28 CA$9.04	+94.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.70 OMR2.970	$9.92 CA$14.28	+28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 OMR1.120	$3.31 CA$4.77	+14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 OMR1.000	$5.89 CA$8.47	+127.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 OMR0.410	$1.93 CA$2.78	+81.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 OMR0.280	$0.64 CA$0.92	-13.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 OMR0.330	$1.44 CA$2.08	+68.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 OMR0.190	$1.69 CA$2.43	+240.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 OMR0.190	$1.20 CA$1.73	+142.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 OMR0.170	$1.31 CA$1.88	+195.5%
Average			+102.9%

Oman vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.2% more for transportation

	Oman	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 OMR0.900	$4.15 CA$5.97	+78.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.28 OMR21.670	$92.50 CA$133.11	+64.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,170.43 OMR8,151.040	$24,412.64 CA$35,128.57	+15.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 OMR4.560	$18.80 CA$27.05	+58.8%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Oman	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.45 OMR29.820	$50.21 CA$72.26	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$391.56 OMR150.760	$1,425.51 CA$2,051.24	+264.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.72 OMR109.240	$1,269.57 CA$1,826.84	+347.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.15 OMR27.780	$131.33 CA$188.98	+82.0%
Average			+164.6%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Oman	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.14 OMR70.510	$999.72 CA$1,438.55	+445.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,687.51 OMR2,959.840	$19,936.07 CA$28,687.01	+159.3%
Average			+302.6%

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pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Oman	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.22 OMR3.550	$5.75 CA$8.27	-37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 OMR1.550	$3.71 CA$5.34	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 OMR2.250	$12.93 CA$18.61	+121.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.92 OMR22.690	$46.27 CA$66.58	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.13 OMR3.900	$10.78 CA$15.51	+6.4%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 38.7% more for clothing

	Oman	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.28 OMR15.890	$57.20 CA$82.30	+38.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.52 OMR14.450	$44.39 CA$63.87	+18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.14 OMR28.550	$97.78 CA$140.70	+31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.75 OMR25.700	$110.86 CA$159.52	+66.1%
Average			+38.7%

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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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