Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 4.3 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Praia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE474.27
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE143.40
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE96.93
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
Praia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE120.27
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE326.94
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE358.41
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE250.71
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE200.75
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE124.76
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE90.73
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.27
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE61.24
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE65.78
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 87.6% more for transportation
Praia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE647.76
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Praia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,100.97
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,003.97
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,057.45
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,349.28
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 16.7 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,753.97
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE108,017.14
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE230.79
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE150.94
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,833.78
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 36.8% more for clothing
Praia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,001.90
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
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