Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 61.7% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
San Jose
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,105
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,655
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡924
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡847
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
San Jose
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,037
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,857
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,597
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,608
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,941
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,119
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡269
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡444
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡547
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡496
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡520
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,119
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡18,077
|
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,457,039
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,737
|
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
San Jose
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,715
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡347,136
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡212,565
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,260
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
San Jose
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡181,138
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,416,454
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 70.3% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,411
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,543
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,210
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,684
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,762
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡43,057
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,689
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,777
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,665
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
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