Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 15.8% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.72
|
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.13
|
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.15
|
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
|
pay 2.2% more for housing
Ireland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
|
pay 87.8% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.62
|
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.61
|
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
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