Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.2 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 89.2% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.55
|
$20.55
CA$28.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.66
|
$10.82
CA$14.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.23
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.98
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
$2.80
CA$3.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
$7.33
CA$10.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.96
|
$8.50
CA$11.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.66
|
$3.17
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
$5.57
CA$7.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
$1.90
CA$2.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 69.0% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.88
|
$94.40
CA$129.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,727.08
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,148.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.90
|
$19.29
CA$26.41
|
|
pay 69.5% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.97
|
$53.74
CA$73.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,379.41
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,956.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,565.83
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,799.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC688.65
|
$137.00
CA$187.62
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,450.09
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,428.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,149.01
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,724.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$5.87
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.58
|
$3.87
CA$5.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$12.48
CA$17.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.56
|
$48.45
CA$66.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
$11.01
CA$15.08
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.61
|
$60.17
CA$82.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.29
|
$48.38
CA$66.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC869.27
|
$104.51
CA$143.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC914.30
|
$113.29
CA$155.14
|
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