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Santiago de Compostela vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Santiago de Compostela is 16.9% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% more in Santiago de Compostela
Groceries: pay 27.3% less in Santiago de Compostela
Transportation: pay 9.3% more in Santiago de Compostela
Housing: pay 34.0% less in Santiago de Compostela
Childcare: pay 51.6% less in Santiago de Compostela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% less in Santiago de Compostela
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Santiago de Compostela

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Santiago de Compostela are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Santiago de Compostela.

Santiago de Compostela vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago de Compostela instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 5.1% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Santiago de Compostela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.62	$14.02 €11.90	-22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.07	$9.93 €8.43	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.74	$2.53 €2.15	+26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.13	$1.96 €1.67	+26.0%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 27.3% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Santiago de Compostela
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.73	$1.20 €1.02	-56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.01	$4.67 €3.97	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.84	$4.33 €3.68	-49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.81	$3.36 €2.85	-4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.86	$3.18 €2.70	-44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.61	$0.85 €0.72	-55.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.82	$1.05 €0.89	+75.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.23	$0.69 €0.58	-57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.28	$1.32 €1.12	-20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.51	$0.95 €0.81	-13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.00	$0.69 €0.58	-52.8%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Santiago de Compostela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.54	$7.07 €6.00	+74.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$132.94	$35.04 €29.74	-63.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,458.87	$29,199.74 €24,784.39	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.29	$15.88 €13.48	+7.2%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 34.0% less for housing

	Ottawa	Santiago de Compostela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.34	$34.85 €29.58	-30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$1,988.18	$749.46 €636.13	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,681.80	$520.92 €442.15	-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$162.78	$119.00 €101.01	+0.1%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 51.6% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Santiago de Compostela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,078.82	$350.40 €297.41	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,562.36	$8,234.33 €6,989.20	-47.7%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Santiago de Compostela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.88	$3.15 €2.68	-45.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.12	$1.89 €1.60	-49.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.72	$6.13 €5.20	-52.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.05	$49.64 €42.13	+11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.77	$10.22 €8.67	-5.3%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Santiago de Compostela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.30	$77.09 €65.43	+45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.26	$32.12 €27.26	-17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$119.22	$87.60 €74.35	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$127.17	$97.33 €82.61	+4.8%
Average			+8.4%

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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: February 2026

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