Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 68.0% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.55
|
$4.19
₹352.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$15.04
|
$4.19
₹352.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.34
|
$0.43
₹36.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.27
|
$0.19
₹16.21
|
|
pay 69.3% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.89
|
$0.53
₹44.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.18
|
$2.40
₹201.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.81
|
$2.87
₹241.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.40
|
$1.12
₹94.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.74
|
$1.62
₹136.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.64
|
$0.91
₹76.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.82
|
$0.38
₹31.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.92
|
$0.47
₹39.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.50
|
$0.25
₹20.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.74
|
$0.16
₹13.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.76
|
$0.20
₹16.96
|
|
pay 52.5% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.85
|
$4.49
₹377.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$131.14
|
$11.98
₹1,007.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,642.42
|
$14,378.06
₹1,209,227.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.79
|
$2.52
₹211.61
|
|
pay 79.6% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$74.66
|
$8.22
₹691.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,984.95
|
$257.61
₹21,665.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,825.47
|
$147.09
₹12,370.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$190.33
|
$50.99
₹4,288.70
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,449.23
|
$92.34
₹7,765.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$29,139.64
|
$1,986.57
₹167,074.87
|
|
pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.16
|
$1.80
₹151.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.37
|
$2.08
₹174.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.33
|
$4.19
₹352.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$67.31
|
$23.02
₹1,936.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.29
|
$4.79
₹403.08
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$83.59
|
$31.38
₹2,639.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$67.21
|
$36.88
₹3,101.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$145.19
|
$49.59
₹4,171.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$157.39
|
$36.96
₹3,108.81
|
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