Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 36.3% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 22.8% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 50.8% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 36.1% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.82
|
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
|
pay 61.3% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.30
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
|
pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.34
|
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.87
|
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
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