Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 8.4% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Bridgetown
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.38
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.95
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.32
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.25
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.87
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.12
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.75
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.38
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.70
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.63
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.91
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.48
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.73
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.75
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.81
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$130.39
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,442.93
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.64
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$74.23
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,973.52
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,814.96
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$189.23
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,440.88
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,971.84
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.11
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.34
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.23
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$66.92
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.21
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$83.11
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$66.82
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$144.35
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$156.48
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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