Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 12.5% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
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