Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.3 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB721.20
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB436.88
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.93
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.17
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.85
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB410.04
|
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB323.86
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB118.66
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB166.64
|
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.34
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB52.05
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.68
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.98
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.69
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.57
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB221.10
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,803.03
|
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,908,883.23
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB317.42
|
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Russia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB611.26
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,908.07
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,969.83
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,506.29
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,531.97
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB437,254.61
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB144.70
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB161.36
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB208.05
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,939.33
|
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB378.34
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Russia
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,855.11
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,674.36
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,371.50
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,946.18
|
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
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