Cost of living comparison

Ottawa, Canada

compared to

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain

Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz De Tenerife is 30.5% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Groceries: pay 37.4% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Housing: pay 38.2% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Childcare: pay 64.5% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Clothing: pay 20.3% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Santa Cruz De Tenerife.

Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz De Tenerife instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 18.1% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$24.67	$16.08 €13.95	-10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$14.80	$9.65 €8.37	-10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$2.98	$1.75 €1.52	-19.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.10	$1.04 €0.90	-32.0%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.64	$1.58 €1.37	-40.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$8.62	$5.65 €4.91	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$13.63	$4.07 €3.53	-59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.55	$2.74 €2.38	-17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.09	$3.24 €2.81	-45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.66	$0.88 €0.77	-54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.87	$0.66 €0.57	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$1.98	$0.70 €0.60	-51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.32	$1.08 €0.94	-36.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.65	$0.49 €0.42	-59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.79	$0.76 €0.66	-41.7%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.70	$5.84 €5.06	+40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$127.03	$32.15 €27.90	-65.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,524.66	$35,759.38 €31,029.02	+46.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$25.81	$16.91 €14.68	-10.0%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 38.2% less for housing

	Ottawa	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$68.96	$32.15 €27.90	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$1,957.59	$937.79 €813.74	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,743.43	$870.81 €755.61	-31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$180.35	$63.78 €55.34	-51.4%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 64.5% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,372.87	$321.53 €279.00	-67.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$27,377.21	$7,752.42 €6,726.91	-61.1%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$7.89	$2.68 €2.32	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.10	$1.84 €1.60	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$17.76	$4.72 €4.09	-63.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$63.54	$44.37 €38.50	-4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$14.80	$8.84 €7.67	-18.0%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 20.3% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$78.54	$72.88 €63.24	+27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$60.96	$24.11 €20.92	-45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$134.27	$78.24 €67.89	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$152.23	$63.23 €54.87	-43.0%
Average			-20.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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