Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.2 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$895.10
|
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$780.71
|
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$574.16
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$493.06
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$269.69
|
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$585.06
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$259.38
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$290.95
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
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