Cost of living comparison
George Town is 46.9% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in George Town instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 30.5% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
$18.00
$14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
$3.22
$2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
$2.49
$2.06
|
|
pay 96.7% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
$4.74
$3.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
$5.32
$4.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
$17.47
$14.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
$6.81
$5.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
$4.57
$3.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
$3.42
$2.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
$1.39
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$2.71
$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$3.00
$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$2.60
$2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$1.79
$1.49
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
$6.60
$5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
$30.00
$24.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
$35,995.22
$29,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
Ottawa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
$131.85
$109.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
$2,699.64
$2,239.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
$1,899.75
$1,576.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
$308.06
$255.59
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
$929.88
$771.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
$19,137.46
$15,877.87
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
$6.60
$5.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
$5.85
$4.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
$66.79
$55.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
$18.00
$14.93
|
|
pay 62.3% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
$83.99
$69.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
$106.49
$88.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
$181.18
$150.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
$155.98
$129.41
|
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