Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Canada

Ottawa vs. San Fernando Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 73.6% more expensive than San Fernando.

Restaurants: pay 65.5% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 21.9% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 19.4% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 85.1% more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.9% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Ottawa

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Ottawa are more expensive than in San Fernando. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

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Ottawa vs. San Fernando Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of San Fernando, you would:

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pay 65.5% more for restaurants

	San Fernando	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.32 TTD70.10	$18.24 CA$26.01	+76.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.11 TTD55.08	$10.52 CA$15.01	+29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 TTD6.91	$2.06 CA$2.95	+103.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TTD5.01	$1.74 CA$2.48	+135.4%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 21.9% more for groceries

	San Fernando	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.28 TTD15.52	$3.07 CA$4.38	+34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.32 TTD22.54	$5.27 CA$7.52	+58.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 TTD51.81	$8.65 CA$12.33	+13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.83 TTD26.04	$3.38 CA$4.81	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.57 TTD31.05	$5.07 CA$7.23	+11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50 TTD17.00	$1.72 CA$2.45	-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 TTD7.73	$0.62 CA$0.88	-45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 TTD11.36	$1.75 CA$2.50	+4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 TTD13.22	$1.64 CA$2.34	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TTD2.27	$1.17 CA$1.67	+249.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 TTD2.27	$1.08 CA$1.54	+223.5%
Average			+21.9%

San Fernando vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.4% more for transportation

	San Fernando	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 TTD29.38	$4.48 CA$6.39	+3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.22 TTD300.44	$94.69 CA$135.06	+114.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,853.34 TTD250K	$27,760.48 CA$39,598.93	-24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.96 TTD54.08	$14.45 CA$20.61	+81.5%
Average			+19.4%

San Fernando vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	San Fernando	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.45 TTD308.79	$49.74 CA$70.95	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.95 TTD3,505.17	$1,478.74 CA$2,109.34	+186.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.10 TTD2,670.61	$1,220.86 CA$1,741.50	+210.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.82 TTD229.75	$103.40 CA$147.49	+205.7%
Average			+184.8%

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pay 85.1% more for childcare

	San Fernando	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$399.05 TTD2,711.02	$927.38 CA$1,322.85	+132.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,825.75 TTD73,546.53	$15,956.31 CA$22,760.88	+47.4%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports

	San Fernando	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.52	$5.61 CA$8.00	+204.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 TTD25.26	$4.04 CA$5.77	+8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 TTD38.06	$14.31 CA$20.41	+155.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.59 TTD350.52	$45.45 CA$64.83	-11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.84 TTD60.09	$12.65 CA$18.05	+43.1%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	San Fernando	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.67 TTD371.38	$60.13 CA$85.77	+10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.85 TTD250.37	$37.89 CA$54.04	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 TTD600.89	$105.98 CA$151.17	+19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.45 TTD600.89	$96.50 CA$137.65	+9.1%
Average			+10.3%

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