Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 63.4% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$20.55
CA$27.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$10.82
CA$14.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$2.40
CA$3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$1.63
CA$2.20
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$2.80
CA$3.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$7.33
CA$9.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$8.50
CA$11.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$3.17
CA$4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$5.57
CA$7.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.90
CA$2.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.59
CA$0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$1.38
CA$1.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$1.80
CA$2.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$1.25
CA$1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$1.27
CA$1.71
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$4.21
CA$5.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$94.40
CA$127.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,657.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$19.29
CA$26.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$53.74
CA$72.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,928.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,773.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$137.00
CA$184.92
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,408.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,311.12
|
|
pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$5.87
CA$7.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$3.87
CA$5.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$12.48
CA$16.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$48.45
CA$65.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$60.17
CA$81.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$48.38
CA$65.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$104.51
CA$141.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$113.29
CA$152.91
|
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