Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 15.3% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of George Town, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
George Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 47.6% more for transportation
George Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$92.56
CA$126.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,732.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.54
CA$26.73
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
George Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
$62.08
CA$84.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
$123.67
CA$169.16
|
|
pay 12.5% more for childcare
George Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,110.86
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
$57.52
CA$78.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
George Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
$61.22
CA$83.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
$50.10
CA$68.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
$95.91
CA$131.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
$141.14
CA$193.05
|
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