Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 30.0% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Douglas
|
Ottawa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 28.7% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
Douglas
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
|
pay 23.3% more for childcare
Douglas
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
|
pay 78.5% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
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