Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 35.3% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Rome, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Rome
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
Rome
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
Rome
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Rome
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
|
pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Rome
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
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