Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 26.1% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,675
|
$17.96
CA$25.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,336
|
$10.78
CA$15.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK388
|
$2.17
CA$3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK279
|
$1.53
CA$2.17
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
$2.65
CA$3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,002
|
$6.28
CA$8.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK828
|
$9.92
CA$14.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK747
|
$3.31
CA$4.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,173
|
$5.89
CA$8.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK169
|
$1.93
CA$2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK142
|
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK161
|
$1.44
CA$2.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK258
|
$1.69
CA$2.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK170
|
$1.20
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK108
|
$1.31
CA$1.85
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,153
|
$4.15
CA$5.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,828
|
$92.50
CA$131.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,606,292
|
$24,412.64
CA$34,571.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,038
|
$18.80
CA$26.62
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,951
|
$50.21
CA$71.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK253,429
|
$1,425.51
CA$2,018.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK206,513
|
$1,269.57
CA$1,797.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,999
|
$131.33
CA$185.99
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,596
|
$999.72
CA$1,415.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK826,452
|
$19,936.07
CA$28,232.47
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,267
|
$5.75
CA$8.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK641
|
$3.71
CA$5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,621
|
$12.93
CA$18.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,474
|
$46.27
CA$65.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,978
|
$10.78
CA$15.26
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,336
|
$57.20
CA$81.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,230
|
$44.39
CA$62.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,406
|
$97.78
CA$138.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,438
|
$110.86
CA$156.99
|
|
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