Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 9.6 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs498.26
|
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,518.50
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs154.13
|
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs74.08
|
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs223.80
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,307.75
|
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,651.64
|
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs661.47
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs677.40
|
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs750.18
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs125.98
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs632.48
|
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs212.45
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs166.64
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs114.08
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,579.88
|
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,423.59
|
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs9,016,088.47
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs854.16
|
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,602.30
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs102,973.26
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs42,950.66
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,691.70
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
|
pay 40.6 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,863.66
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs156,986.01
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs474.53
|
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs556.20
|
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,898.12
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,643.01
|
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs949.06
|
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,257.53
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,853.16
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,444.95
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,781.79
|
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
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