Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Ecuador
  3. Quito
  4. Canada
  5. Ottawa
  6. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
CAD

Ottawa is 78.0% more expensive than Quito.

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Quito, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

  Quito help_outline Ottawa help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.50 $15.09
CA$19.20
+331.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.00 $8.30
CA$10.56
+38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87 $1.60
CA$2.04
+85.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.71 $1.26
CA$1.60
+77.7%
Average +133.1%
Quito vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 46.7% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.64 $2.25
CA$2.86
+36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.63 $4.41
CA$5.61
+67.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.76 $7.35
CA$9.35
+95.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.88 $2.48
CA$3.16
+31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.94 $4.42
CA$5.62
+50.2%
Apples (1 lb) $1.04 $1.36
CA$1.73
+30.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.53 $0.48
CA$0.62
-8.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.80 $1.34
CA$1.71
+68.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.69 $1.32
CA$1.68
+90.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.51 $0.73
CA$0.93
+44.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.62 $0.66
CA$0.85
+7.3%
Average +46.7%
Quito vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 53.4% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63 $3.13
CA$3.99
+19.2%
Monthly public transit pass $30.00 $90.15
CA$114.71
+200.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,000.00 $19,613.32
CA$24,957.16
-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $13.50 $14.13
CA$17.98
+4.7%
Average +53.4%
Quito vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.6 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.89 $49.08
CA$62.46
+17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $438.24 $1,206.08
CA$1,534.68
+175.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $267.04 $934.48
CA$1,189.09
+249.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $30.58 $85.28
CA$108.51
+178.9%
Average +155.3%
Quito vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 96.8% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.07 $852.42
CA$1,084.68
+149.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,908.33 $11,423.14
CA$14,535.49
+44.4%
Average +96.8%
Quito vs. Ottawa - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 81.1% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00 $5.28
CA$6.72
+164.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25 $3.22
CA$4.10
+42.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.00 $12.07
CA$15.36
+141.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $53.49 $43.43
CA$55.26
-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.00 $10.56
CA$13.44
+76.0%
Average +81.1%
Quito vs. Ottawa - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 20.5% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $68.50 $46.29
CA$58.90
-32.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $48.33 $35.73
CA$45.47
-26.1%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $104.04 $73.98
CA$94.14
-28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $94.43 $99.55
CA$126.67
+5.4%
Average -20.5%
Quito vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing
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