Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 7.5% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of United States, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
United States
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
United States
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 21.0% more for transportation
United States
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
United States
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
|
pay 11.8% more for childcare
United States
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
United States
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
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