Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 16.1% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Canada, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
|
pay 7.2% more for housing
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
|
pay 56.0% more for childcare
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
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