Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 1.5% cheaper than Austin.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Austin, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
Austin
|
Ottawa
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$20.55
CA$27.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.82
CA$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
|
$1.63
CA$2.21
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
Austin
|
Ottawa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.55
|
$2.80
CA$3.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
|
$7.33
CA$9.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
|
$8.50
CA$11.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$3.17
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
|
$5.57
CA$7.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$1.90
CA$2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$1.27
CA$1.72
|
|
pay 32.7% more for transportation
Austin
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$4.21
CA$5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$94.40
CA$128.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,639.19
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,844.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.92
|
$19.29
CA$26.18
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
Austin
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.20
|
$53.74
CA$72.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,348.40
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,939.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,570.00
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,783.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.48
|
$137.00
CA$185.94
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
Austin
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,476.11
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,415.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,625.00
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,468.12
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Austin
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$3.87
CA$5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$12.48
CA$16.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.67
|
$48.45
CA$65.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Austin
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
|
$60.17
CA$81.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.85
|
$48.38
CA$65.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.04
|
$104.51
CA$141.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.87
|
$113.29
CA$153.76
|
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