Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 27.9% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Monaco
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Monaco
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
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