Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 59.7% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Ottawa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.46
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.95
|
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.16
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.48
|
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.84
|
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,378.07
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.08
|
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
|
pay 68.1% more for housing
Nicosia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.50
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€630.67
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€518.16
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.18
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€346.29
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,228.12
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.33
|
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.07
|
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Ottawa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.13
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€37.86
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€84.89
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.17
|
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
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