Cost of living comparison

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Grand Turk vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Grand Turk is 39.4% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants
pay 27.0% more in Grand Turk
Groceries
pay 94.8% more in Grand Turk
Transportation
pay 85.0% more in Grand Turk
Housing
pay 2.3% more in Grand Turk
Childcare
pay 81.0% less in Grand Turk
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Grand Turk

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Grand Turk are more expensive than in Ottawa. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Grand Turk.

Grand Turk vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Grand Turk instead of Ottawa, you would:

pay 27.0% more for restaurants

 
Ottawa
Grand Turk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.99
CA$24.42
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.01
CA$14.95
$15.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
CA$2.72
$2.00
 

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pay 94.8% more for groceries

 
Ottawa
Grand Turk
Bread
1 loaf
$2.73
CA$3.70
$3.88
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.85
CA$7.94
??
Milk (1 gallon) $8.65
CA$11.75
$22.71
 

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pay 85.0% more for transportation

 
Ottawa
Grand Turk
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
CA$5.50
$7.49
 
Monthly public transit pass $97.12
CA$131.87
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,444.83
CA$33,189.97
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pay 2.3% more for housing

 
Ottawa
Grand Turk
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$49.93
CA$67.79
$88.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,452.55
CA$1,972.21
$750.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,228.71
CA$1,668.28
$650.00
 

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pay 81.0% less for childcare

 
Ottawa
Grand Turk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $788.18
CA$1,070.15
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,753.32
CA$21,389.07
$3,000.00
 

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Ottawa
Grand Turk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.76
CA$7.81
$12.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.74
CA$5.08
??
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.95
CA$17.58
??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ottawa
Grand Turk
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.82
CA$71.72
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.91
CA$52.84
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.10
CA$118.26
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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