Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.7 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.26
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.35
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.20
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.07
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.73
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.34
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN2.99
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.85
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.22
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.06
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.51
|
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,061.39
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.32
|
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.27
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,315.99
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN863.83
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.56
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,513.28
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,550.30
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.05
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.77
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.19
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.73
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.48
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.19
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN153.83
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN352.51
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN370.97
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
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