Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 22.1% more expensive than San Juan.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
San Juan
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
|
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
San Juan
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
|
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.69
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
|
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
San Juan
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
|
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
|
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
San Juan
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.44
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,053.12
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,320.00
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.67
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
|
pay 98.6% more for childcare
San Juan
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$523.81
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,900.00
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
San Juan
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
|
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.43
|
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
San Juan
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.17
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.38
|
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
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