Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.3 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺166.28
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺166.28
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺30.64
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.74
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.32
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺116.33
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺142.00
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺60.15
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺65.21
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.14
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺22.74
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.20
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.24
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.15
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.00
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺138.23
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺498.85
|
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,330,277.25
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺126.38
|
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺308.55
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,127.21
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,434.31
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,597.61
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,255.94
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺144,814.16
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺83.14
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺69.04
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺58.20
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺748.34
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺107.25
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 56.8% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,416.23
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,071.18
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,461.01
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,106.69
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
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