Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 4.6% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
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