Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 61.4% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.48
|
$20.55
CA$28.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.49
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.16
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.64
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 76.0% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.87
|
$7.33
CA$10.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.30
|
$8.50
CA$11.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
$3.17
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.38
|
$5.57
CA$7.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 56.3% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.48
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.95
|
$94.40
CA$129.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€26,953.62
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,121.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.38
|
$19.29
CA$26.39
|
|
pay 74.5% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.11
|
$53.74
CA$73.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€672.45
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,955.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€479.93
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,798.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€210.86
|
$137.00
CA$187.47
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€415.60
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,427.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,047.10
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,701.26
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.99
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.49
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.44
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€52.04
|
$48.45
CA$66.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.98
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Tallinn
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€80.65
|
$60.17
CA$82.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.50
|
$48.38
CA$66.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€80.67
|
$104.51
CA$143.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€93.12
|
$113.29
CA$155.02
|
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