Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 5.3 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹356.54
|
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.54
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.81
|
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.51
|
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.29
|
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.44
|
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.20
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.39
|
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.36
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.37
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.38
|
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.20
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.58
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.36
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.83
|
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,018.69
|
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,120,563.07
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹213.93
|
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹637.51
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,724.27
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,009.44
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,575.54
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
|
pay 13.2 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,061.59
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,468.43
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹152.80
|
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.30
|
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.36
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,757.94
|
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹407.48
|
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,404.69
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,903.08
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,974.41
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,168.29
|
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
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