Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 41.7% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Madrid
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.33
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 38.1% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.46
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.45
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.85
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€54.68
|
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.56
|
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
Madrid
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€751.76
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Madrid
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€487.62
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 64.2% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.41
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€86.76
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
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