Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 80.5% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 96.4% more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 36.7% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 64.8% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
|
pay 8.6% more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 60.1% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
|
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