Cost of living comparison
Long Beach is 10.9% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Long Beach instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Long Beach
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.14
|
$18.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.82
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.84
|
$3.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.03
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.65
|
$4.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.34
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.63
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.61
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
$1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
$1.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
$5.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$129.27
|
$69.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,148.69
|
$25,499.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.41
|
$20.30
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.59
|
$67.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,956.66
|
$2,325.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,799.46
|
$2,140.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$187.62
|
$108.67
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
Ottawa
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,428.57
|
$1,200.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,724.33
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.04
|
$7.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.30
|
$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.09
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$66.35
|
$52.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.08
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$82.40
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$66.25
|
$48.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$143.12
|
$84.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$155.14
|
$117.25
|
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