Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 28.0% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.26
|
$9.56
GYD1,995.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.89
|
$8.60
GYD1,796.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.31
|
$1.20
GYD249.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.24
|
$0.67
GYD139.70
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.85
|
$1.69
GYD351.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.08
|
$4.95
GYD1,033.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.70
|
$13.96
GYD2,914.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.36
|
$2.71
GYD566.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.67
|
$2.62
GYD547.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.62
|
$1.79
GYD374.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
$1.02
GYD212.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.90
|
$1.06
GYD221.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.47
|
$1.14
GYD237.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.72
|
$0.61
GYD128.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.75
|
$0.88
GYD184.62
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.79
|
$3.98
GYD831.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$129.83
|
$28.68
GYD5,987.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,295.81
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,292,907.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.53
|
$29.16
GYD6,086.89
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.91
|
$65.13
GYD13,595.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,965.09
|
$805.17
GYD168,070.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,807.21
|
$258.44
GYD53,946.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$188.43
|
$57.98
GYD12,103.41
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,434.73
|
$917.10
GYD191,433.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,848.09
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,230,989.27
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.07
|
$2.27
GYD473.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.32
|
$4.37
GYD912.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.16
|
$2.20
GYD459.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$66.64
|
$35.51
GYD7,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.14
|
$6.21
GYD1,297.21
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$82.76
|
$31.76
GYD6,628.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$66.53
|
$47.01
GYD9,812.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$143.73
|
$62.15
GYD12,972.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$155.81
|
$62.94
GYD13,138.37
|
|
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