Cost of living comparison
London is 37.8% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in London instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 76.9% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 55.9% more for housing
Ottawa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 71.5% more for childcare
Ottawa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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