Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 33.0% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 60.2% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
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