Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.7 times more expensive than Makati.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Makati, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Makati
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.61
₱269.47
|
$20.55
CA$28.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱254.22
|
$10.82
CA$14.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
₱54.38
|
$2.40
CA$3.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
₱29.07
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
Makati
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
₱75.91
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
₱165.24
|
$7.33
CA$10.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
₱420.06
|
$8.50
CA$11.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱115.19
|
$3.17
CA$4.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
₱95.71
|
$5.57
CA$7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₱118.39
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱47.43
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.28
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱51.51
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱80.10
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
₱86.10
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Makati
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
₱255.85
|
$4.21
CA$5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.43
₱610.13
|
$94.40
CA$128.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,706.49
₱2,440,517.82
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱155.58
|
$19.29
CA$26.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Makati
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.02
₱1,932.08
|
$53.74
CA$73.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.60
₱34,150.30
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,949.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.73
₱18,884.96
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,792.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.57
₱5,826.47
|
$137.00
CA$186.90
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Makati
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$247.15
₱14,462.33
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,423.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,268.11
₱542,337.29
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,614.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Makati
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
₱101.69
|
$5.87
CA$8.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱157.87
|
$3.87
CA$5.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
₱146.43
|
$12.48
CA$17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.00
₱3,101.49
|
$48.45
CA$66.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
₱406.75
|
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
|
pay 75.4% more for clothing
Makati
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.24
₱1,652.43
|
$60.17
CA$82.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.55
₱1,143.99
|
$48.38
CA$66.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.46
₱4,474.28
|
$104.51
CA$142.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.61
₱6,355.52
|
$113.29
CA$154.55
|
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