Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 25.5% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
|
Ottawa
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.70
|
$37.84
£29.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$15.12
|
$8.83
£6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.36
|
$2.84
£2.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.28
|
$2.29
£1.77
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
|
Ottawa
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.91
|
$2.03
£1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.23
|
$5.49
£4.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.88
|
$7.51
£5.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.43
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.79
|
$5.39
£4.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.66
|
$1.95
£1.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.82
|
$0.86
£0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.93
|
$1.80
£1.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.51
|
$1.43
£1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.75
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.77
|
$0.92
£0.72
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
|
Ottawa
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.88
|
$7.04
£5.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$131.85
|
$65.58
£50.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,829.44
|
$30,458.39
£23,573.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.94
|
$41.21
£31.90
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
|
Ottawa
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$75.06
|
$64.32
£49.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,995.67
|
$1,860.29
£1,439.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,835.33
|
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$191.36
|
$108.19
£83.74
|
|
pay 40.6% more for childcare
|
Ottawa
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,457.05
|
$2,002.18
£1,549.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$29,296.95
|
$18,733.28
£14,498.88
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ottawa
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.20
|
$6.94
£5.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.40
|
$4.76
£3.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.43
|
$12.93
£10.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$67.67
|
$76.30
£59.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.38
|
$16.40
£12.69
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
|
Ottawa
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$84.04
|
$94.59
£73.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$67.57
|
$54.23
£41.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$145.97
|
$99.32
£76.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$158.24
|
$122.97
£95.17
|
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