Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.2 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
St. George's
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
St. George's
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
|
pay 98.7% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
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