Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.8% more expensive than Wellington.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Ottawa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.18
|
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.13
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.59
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.53
|
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.18
|
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.60
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.75
|
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.91
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.33
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.81
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.55
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.97
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$192.62
|
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,849.85
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.95
|
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
|
pay 3.6% less for housing
Wellington
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$95.31
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,519.18
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,279.10
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$223.71
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
|
pay 48.5% more for childcare
Wellington
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,290.80
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,426.89
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.09
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.63
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.59
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$63.65
|
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.15
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Ottawa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$133.01
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.19
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$207.21
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$214.43
|
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
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