Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 5.7 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
₹151.68
|
$20.55
CA$28.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
₹367.45
|
$10.82
CA$15.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₹39.99
|
$2.40
CA$3.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.98
|
$1.63
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.70
|
$2.80
CA$3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
₹327.59
|
$7.33
CA$10.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹204.90
|
$8.50
CA$11.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.89
₹74.90
|
$3.17
CA$4.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹126.69
|
$5.57
CA$7.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₹103.99
|
$1.90
CA$2.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
₹34.13
|
$0.59
CA$0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
₹58.13
|
$1.38
CA$1.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.47
|
$1.80
CA$2.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.33
|
$1.25
CA$1.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹18.07
|
$1.27
CA$1.77
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
₹399.24
|
$4.21
CA$5.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,011.20
|
$94.40
CA$131.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,576.23
₹1,314,562.93
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,689.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.59
₹303.36
|
$19.29
CA$26.83
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Chennai
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹778.95
|
$53.74
CA$74.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.00
₹17,722.65
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,987.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$121.87
₹10,284.99
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,827.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.33
₹2,559.56
|
$137.00
CA$190.59
|
|
pay 13.2 times more for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.37
₹7,289.08
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,451.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,468.96
₹123,973.40
|
$20,975.09
CA$29,179.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
₹182.02
|
$5.87
CA$8.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
₹138.37
|
$3.87
CA$5.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹364.03
|
$12.48
CA$17.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.99
₹1,434.20
|
$48.45
CA$67.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
₹252.80
|
$11.01
CA$15.31
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.30
₹2,135.05
|
$60.17
CA$83.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.65
₹1,996.19
|
$48.38
CA$67.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.17
₹3,643.49
|
$104.51
CA$145.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.38
₹2,648.66
|
$113.29
CA$157.60
|
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