Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.5 times more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP22,117.16
|
$17.96
CA$25.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,642.86
|
$10.78
CA$15.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,657.70
|
$2.17
CA$3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,820.21
|
$1.53
CA$2.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,933.08
|
$2.65
CA$3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,776.89
|
$6.28
CA$8.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,867.33
|
$9.92
CA$14.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,449.44
|
$3.31
CA$4.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,845.86
|
$5.89
CA$8.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,267.93
|
$1.93
CA$2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,119.28
|
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,452.28
|
$1.44
CA$2.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,369.81
|
$1.69
CA$2.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,142.14
|
$1.20
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,055.11
|
$1.31
CA$1.85
|
|
pay 64.9% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,496.92
|
$4.15
CA$5.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP177,639.74
|
$92.50
CA$131.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP66,392,853.40
|
$24,412.64
CA$34,571.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP56,137.71
|
$18.80
CA$26.62
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP105,627.73
|
$50.21
CA$71.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,893,715.89
|
$1,425.51
CA$2,018.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,389,314.75
|
$1,269.57
CA$1,797.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP285,305.74
|
$131.33
CA$185.99
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,022,654.23
|
$999.72
CA$1,415.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,834,283.86
|
$19,936.07
CA$28,232.47
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,107.14
|
$5.75
CA$8.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,347.45
|
$3.71
CA$5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,214.29
|
$12.93
CA$18.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP94,560.71
|
$46.27
CA$65.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,428.57
|
$10.78
CA$15.26
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP227,562.83
|
$57.20
CA$81.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP185,992.56
|
$44.39
CA$62.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP375,819.52
|
$97.78
CA$138.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP315,402.95
|
$110.86
CA$156.99
|
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