Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 28.9% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
|
Ottawa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.70
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$15.12
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.36
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.28
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
|
Ottawa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.91
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.23
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.88
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.43
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.79
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.66
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.82
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.93
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.51
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.75
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.77
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
|
Ottawa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.88
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$131.85
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,829.44
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.94
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
|
Ottawa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$75.06
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,995.67
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,835.33
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$191.36
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
|
Ottawa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,457.05
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$29,296.95
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ottawa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.20
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.40
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.43
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$67.67
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.38
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Ottawa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$84.04
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$67.57
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$145.97
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$158.24
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
|
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