Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.3 times more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
₾31.34
|
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
₾20.89
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
₾2.35
|
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₾1.35
|
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 87.7% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
₾1.81
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
₾12.40
|
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
₾20.94
|
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
₾6.83
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
₾8.48
|
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₾1.56
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
₾2.18
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₾2.06
|
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
₾2.11
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
₾1.07
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₾0.98
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
₾14.59
|
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
₾41.78
|
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
₾62,677.10
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
₾20.89
|
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
₾54.37
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
₾2,639.45
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
₾1,718.74
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
₾143.79
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
₾622.02
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
₾14,024.31
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
₾5.22
|
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
₾7.58
|
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
₾8.25
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
₾152.66
|
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
₾17.76
|
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
₾259.72
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
₾144.92
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
₾339.90
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
₾427.39
|
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
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