Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 75.4% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Greece, you would:
pay 59.9% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
Greece
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
Greece
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Greece
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
|
pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Greece
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
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