Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 88.1% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,112
|
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD257
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD174
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD548
|
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD558
|
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD356
|
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Belgrade
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD746
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
|
pay 87.7% more for housing
Belgrade
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
|
pay 96.3% more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD264
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD758
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
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