Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 9.5% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
$17.09
£13.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
$1.84
£1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
$4.68
£3.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
$3.16
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
$7.31
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
$91.63
£72.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
$16.30
£12.93
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
Ottawa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
$836.18
£663.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
|
pay 5.7% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
$4.95
£3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
$3.59
£2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
$41.78
£33.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
$11.97
£9.50
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
$80.83
£64.15
|
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