Cost of living comparison
Daugavpils is 30.1% cheaper than Ottawa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.2% less in Daugavpils
- Groceries
-
pay 36.3% less in Daugavpils
- Transportation
-
pay 18.7% less in Daugavpils
- Housing
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pay 54.4% less in Daugavpils
- Childcare
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pay 39.2% less in Daugavpils
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.8% less in Daugavpils
- Clothing
-
pay 4.2% more in Daugavpils
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Daugavpils.
If you lived in Daugavpils instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Daugavpils
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$24.41
|
$8.57
€7.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$14.65
|
$6.43
€5.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$2.95
|
$1.34
€1.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.08
|
$1.07
€0.93
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Daugavpils
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
CA$3.60
|
$1.56
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.54
|
$5.73
€4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
CA$13.49
|
$4.85
€4.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
CA$4.51
|
$2.86
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
CA$8.00
|
$3.19
€2.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
CA$2.63
|
$0.64
€0.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
$0.77
€0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
CA$1.96
|
$1.07
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.29
|
$1.29
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CA$1.63
|
$0.30
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
CA$1.78
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Daugavpils
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
CA$5.64
|
$6.77
€5.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.50
CA$125.72
|
$37.51
€32.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$33,178.00
|
$22,399.85
€19,394.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.80
CA$25.54
|
$5.57
€4.83
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Daugavpils
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.21
CA$68.24
|
$15.49
€13.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,425.51
CA$1,937.34
|
$350.11
€303.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,269.57
CA$1,725.40
|
$267.94
€231.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.33
CA$178.49
|
$139.33
€120.64
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Daugavpils
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$999.72
CA$1,358.67
|
$538.03
€465.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,936.07
CA$27,094.12
|
$13,487.73
€11,678.19
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Daugavpils
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
CA$7.81
|
$3.38
€2.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
CA$5.04
|
$2.75
€2.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
CA$17.58
|
$4.50
€3.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.27
CA$62.88
|
$48.23
€41.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$14.65
|
$10.72
€9.28
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Daugavpils
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.20
CA$77.73
|
$81.84
€70.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.39
CA$60.33
|
$43.77
€37.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.78
CA$132.88
|
$64.31
€55.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.86
CA$150.66
|
$121.02
€104.78
|
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