Cost of living comparison
Italy is 20.4% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Italy instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
$7.20
€6.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
$4.47
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
$8.02
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
$38.40
€35.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
$18.65
€17.32
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
$608.10
€564.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
$488.80
€453.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
$459.30
€426.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
$51.79
€48.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
$9.32
€8.66
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
$114.84
€106.65
|
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