Cost of living comparison
Greece is 28.9% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Greece instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
$12.71
€11.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
$4.97
€4.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$5.63
€5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
$8.80
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
$40.24
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
$13.03
€12.10
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
$429.23
€398.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
$358.56
€332.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
$341.10
€316.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
$45.22
€42.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
$8.85
€8.22
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
$99.20
€92.12
|
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