Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 32.6% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
|
pay 17.5% more for housing
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
|
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