Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 9.8% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
$16.87
NZ$28.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
$8.84
NZ$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
$2.18
NZ$3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
$1.87
NZ$3.12
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
$1.80
NZ$3.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
$4.27
NZ$7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
$6.85
NZ$11.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
$4.50
NZ$7.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
$3.75
NZ$6.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.50
NZ$2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.95
NZ$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.81
NZ$1.36
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
$6.65
NZ$11.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
$70.72
NZ$117.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,214.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
$16.94
NZ$28.25
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Ottawa
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
$52.92
NZ$88.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
$860.75
NZ$1,435.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
$721.70
NZ$1,203.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
$98.85
NZ$164.86
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
$628.34
NZ$1,047.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,682.68
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
$5.88
NZ$9.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
$3.20
NZ$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
$23.28
NZ$38.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
$40.48
NZ$67.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
$10.59
NZ$17.66
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
$65.76
NZ$109.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
$42.74
NZ$71.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
$98.05
NZ$163.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
$111.69
NZ$186.28
|
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