Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.0 times more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$17.96
CA$25.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$10.78
CA$15.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$2.17
CA$3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.53
CA$2.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$2.65
CA$3.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$6.28
CA$8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$9.92
CA$13.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.31
CA$4.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$5.89
CA$8.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.93
CA$2.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.44
CA$2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.69
CA$2.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$1.20
CA$1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.31
CA$1.84
|
|
pay 71.9% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$4.15
CA$5.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$92.50
CA$130.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$24,412.64
CA$34,425.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$18.80
CA$26.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$50.21
CA$70.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$1,425.51
CA$2,010.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$1,269.57
CA$1,790.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$131.33
CA$185.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$999.72
CA$1,409.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$19,936.07
CA$28,112.85
|
|
pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$5.75
CA$8.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$3.71
CA$5.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$12.93
CA$18.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$46.27
CA$65.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$10.78
CA$15.20
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$57.20
CA$80.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$44.39
CA$62.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$97.78
CA$137.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$110.86
CA$156.32
|
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