Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 41.5% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Ottawa
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
|
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