Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 47.8% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Italy, you would:
pay 16.8% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Ottawa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$20.55
CA$28.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$10.82
CA$14.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$2.40
CA$3.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$1.63
CA$2.25
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
Italy
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$2.80
CA$3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.27
|
$7.33
CA$10.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$8.50
CA$11.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
$3.17
CA$4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$5.57
CA$7.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.90
CA$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.38
CA$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$1.80
CA$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.25
CA$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$1.27
CA$1.75
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Italy
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$4.21
CA$5.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.17
|
$94.40
CA$130.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,820.00
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,442.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.98
|
$19.29
CA$26.64
|
|
pay 85.7% more for housing
Italy
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.47
|
$53.74
CA$74.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.62
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,973.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.37
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,814.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.23
|
$137.00
CA$189.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Italy
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.61
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,440.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,843.48
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,971.84
|
|
pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$5.87
CA$8.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$3.87
CA$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
$12.48
CA$17.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.21
|
$48.45
CA$66.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.75
|
$11.01
CA$15.21
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Italy
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.58
|
$60.17
CA$83.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.32
|
$48.38
CA$66.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.31
|
$104.51
CA$144.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.24
|
$113.29
CA$156.48
|
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