Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 18.6% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$10.00
L£894,932
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$6.62
L£592,893
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$3.22
L£287,918
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$1.01
L£90,441
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$1.18
L£105,759
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$7.35
L£657,967
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.51
|
$25.78
L£2,306,708
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$2.11
L£188,734
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$2.71
L£242,253
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.25
L£112,233
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$1.14
L£102,045
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.48
L£42,858
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.69
L£61,898
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.58
L£51,536
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.49
L£43,680
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$4.70
L£420,352
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.63
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,738.43
|
$22,000.00
L£1,968,850,873
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$13.80
L£1,235,006
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$63.14
L£5,650,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.48
|
$782.14
L£69,996,484
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.88
|
$402.46
L£36,017,128
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.20
|
$198.90
L£17,800,124
|
|
pay 70.1% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.77
|
$383.33
L£34,305,735
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,116.80
|
$5,115.38
L£457,792,249
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$2.50
L£223,733
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$2.62
L£234,403
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$5.58
L£499,524
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.69
|
$46.03
L£4,119,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$10.00
L£894,932
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$82.83
L£7,413,022
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.55
|
$60.00
L£5,369,593
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.21
|
$115.62
L£10,347,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.10
|
$135.00
L£12,081,585
|
|
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