Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 19.6% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Canada, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.31
|
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,867.73
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.28
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.34
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.52
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
|
pay 50.1% more for childcare
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.81
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,189.50
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
Canada
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.22
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.74
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.83
|
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
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