Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.1 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 64.2% more for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$20.55
CA$28.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$10.82
CA$14.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$2.40
CA$3.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$1.63
CA$2.25
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$2.80
CA$3.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$7.33
CA$10.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$8.50
CA$11.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$3.17
CA$4.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$5.57
CA$7.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$1.90
CA$2.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$1.38
CA$1.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$1.80
CA$2.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$1.25
CA$1.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$1.27
CA$1.75
|
|
pay 75.8% more for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.21
CA$5.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$94.40
CA$129.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,338.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$19.29
CA$26.56
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$53.74
CA$74.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,967.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,809.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$137.00
CA$188.66
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,436.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,883.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$5.87
CA$8.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$3.87
CA$5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$12.48
CA$17.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$48.45
CA$66.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$11.01
CA$15.16
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$60.17
CA$82.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$48.38
CA$66.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$104.51
CA$143.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$113.29
CA$156.00
|
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