Cost of living comparison
San Francisco is 56.3% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in San Francisco instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 31.1% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
San Francisco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$24.99
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$14.99
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$3.02
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.13
|
$2.20
|
|
pay 63.9% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
CA$3.69
|
$4.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.74
|
$11.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
CA$13.80
|
$5.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
CA$4.61
|
$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
CA$8.19
|
$6.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
CA$2.69
|
$3.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
$1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
CA$2.01
|
$2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.35
|
$3.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CA$1.67
|
$2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
CA$1.82
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
CA$5.77
|
$5.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.50
CA$128.69
|
$98.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$33,961.64
|
$36,753.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.80
CA$26.15
|
$20.31
|
|
pay 78.1% more for housing
Ottawa
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.21
CA$69.86
|
$65.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,425.51
CA$1,983.10
|
$3,110.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,269.57
CA$1,766.16
|
$2,750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.33
CA$182.70
|
$194.16
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Ottawa
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$999.72
CA$1,390.76
|
$2,829.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,936.07
CA$27,734.07
|
$38,000.00
|
|
pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
CA$8.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
CA$5.16
|
$5.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
CA$17.99
|
$14.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.27
CA$64.37
|
$94.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$14.99
|
$17.00
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
San Francisco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.20
CA$79.57
|
$61.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.39
CA$61.75
|
$45.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.78
CA$136.02
|
$104.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.86
CA$154.22
|
$131.92
|
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