Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 92.0% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Victoria, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.81
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.85
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.26
|
$7.68
CA$10.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 59.2% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.67
|
$92.56
CA$126.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,738.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
Victoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,362.06
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,489.25
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.50
|
$123.67
CA$169.20
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,898.27
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,116.80
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.47
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR157.01
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,238.21
|
$57.52
CA$78.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.56
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.56
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.21
|
$50.10
CA$68.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.62
|
$95.91
CA$131.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
$141.14
CA$193.10
|
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