Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 21.2% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
$59.37
€55.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
$816.29
€765.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
|
pay 52.6% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
$529.47
€496.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
$41.71
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
$94.21
€88.39
|
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