Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.2 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.11
|
$20.55
CA$27.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.07
|
$10.82
CA$14.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.42
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.89
|
$2.80
CA$3.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.09
|
$7.33
CA$9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.58
|
$8.50
CA$11.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.13
|
$3.17
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.53
|
$5.57
CA$7.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.48
|
$1.90
CA$2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.50
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.52
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.48
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.64
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.95
|
$1.27
CA$1.72
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
$4.21
CA$5.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.27
|
$94.40
CA$128.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,742.88
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,866.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.75
|
$19.29
CA$26.19
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.23
|
$53.74
CA$72.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,412.76
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,940.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN850.94
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,784.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN138.20
|
$137.00
CA$186.07
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN997.95
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,416.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,745.52
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,487.31
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.29
|
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.28
|
$3.87
CA$5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.27
|
$12.48
CA$16.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.78
|
$48.45
CA$65.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.06
|
$11.01
CA$14.95
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN215.48
|
$60.17
CA$81.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.95
|
$48.38
CA$65.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN330.34
|
$104.51
CA$141.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN328.23
|
$113.29
CA$153.86
|
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