Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.1 times more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.480
|
$20.55
CA$28.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.190
|
$10.82
CA$15.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$2.40
CA$3.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$1.63
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$2.80
CA$3.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.770
|
$7.33
CA$10.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.800
|
$8.50
CA$11.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.17
CA$4.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.830
|
$5.57
CA$7.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.320
|
$1.90
CA$2.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.59
CA$0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.240
|
$1.38
CA$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$1.80
CA$2.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$1.25
CA$1.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$1.27
CA$1.77
|
|
pay 76.6% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$4.21
CA$5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.410
|
$94.40
CA$131.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,955.690
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,829.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.940
|
$19.29
CA$26.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.680
|
$53.74
CA$75.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD284.140
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,995.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD214.590
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,835.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.820
|
$137.00
CA$191.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.040
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,457.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,050.570
|
$20,975.09
CA$29,296.95
|
|
pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$5.87
CA$8.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.710
|
$3.87
CA$5.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$12.48
CA$17.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.030
|
$48.45
CA$67.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.480
|
$11.01
CA$15.38
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.910
|
$60.17
CA$84.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.310
|
$48.38
CA$67.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD28.990
|
$104.51
CA$145.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD27.980
|
$113.29
CA$158.24
|
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