Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 66.5% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Spain, you would:
pay 24.6% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
Spain
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Spain
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
|
pay 64.3% more for housing
Spain
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
|
pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Spain
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
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