Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 65.8% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
L£891,599
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
L£590,685
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
L£286,846
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
L£90,104
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 52.9% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
L£105,365
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
L£655,517
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
L£2,298,118
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
L£188,031
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
L£241,351
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
L£111,815
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
L£101,665
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
L£42,698
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
L£61,667
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
L£51,344
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
L£43,517
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
L£418,786
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,620,953
|
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
L£1,961,518,748
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
L£1,230,407
|
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 52.7% more for housing
Beirut
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
L£5,629,129
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
L£69,735,813
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
L£35,882,998
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
L£17,733,835
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
L£34,177,978
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
L£456,087,401
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 66.5% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
L£222,900
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
L£233,530
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
L£497,664
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
L£4,104,039
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
L£891,599
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
L£7,385,415
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
L£5,349,597
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
L£10,309,118
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
L£12,036,592
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
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