Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 14.6% cheaper than Miami.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Miami, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Miami
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$28.09
|
$17.96
CA$25.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.78
CA$15.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
|
$2.17
CA$3.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
|
$1.53
CA$2.20
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
Miami
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
|
$2.65
CA$3.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.57
|
$6.28
CA$9.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
|
$9.92
CA$14.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
|
$3.31
CA$4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$5.89
CA$8.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$1.93
CA$2.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.64
CA$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$1.44
CA$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.69
CA$2.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.20
CA$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
|
$1.31
CA$1.88
|
|
pay 1.0% less for transportation
Miami
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
|
$4.15
CA$5.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.75
|
$92.50
CA$132.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$24,412.64
CA$35,093.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
|
$18.80
CA$27.02
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Miami
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.35
|
$50.21
CA$72.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,828.52
|
$1,425.51
CA$2,049.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,126.28
|
$1,269.57
CA$1,825.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.38
|
$131.33
CA$188.79
|
|
pay 21.5% less for childcare
Miami
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,281.25
|
$999.72
CA$1,437.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,250.00
|
$19,936.07
CA$28,658.70
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Miami
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$5.75
CA$8.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.32
|
$3.71
CA$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.40
|
$12.93
CA$18.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.09
|
$46.27
CA$66.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$10.78
CA$15.49
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Miami
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.94
|
$57.20
CA$82.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.62
|
$44.39
CA$63.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.53
|
$97.78
CA$140.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.00
|
$110.86
CA$159.36
|
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