Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.8 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$20.55
CA$28.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY203.62
|
$10.82
CA$14.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
$2.80
CA$3.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
$7.33
CA$10.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
$8.50
CA$11.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
$3.17
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
$5.57
CA$7.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
$1.90
CA$2.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY279.97
|
$94.40
CA$129.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,115.31
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,148.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
$19.29
CA$26.41
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY357.79
|
$53.74
CA$73.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,508.24
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,956.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,007.32
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,799.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.76
|
$137.00
CA$187.62
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,611.72
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,428.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY260,807.34
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,724.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
$5.87
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY76.66
|
$3.87
CA$5.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
$12.48
CA$17.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,203.62
|
$48.45
CA$66.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
$11.01
CA$15.08
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.39
|
$60.17
CA$82.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.76
|
$48.38
CA$66.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.87
|
$104.51
CA$143.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,713.57
|
$113.29
CA$155.14
|
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