Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 14.3% cheaper than San Diego.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
San Diego
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$20.55
CA$27.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.82
CA$14.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
San Diego
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.05
|
$2.80
CA$3.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$7.33
CA$9.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
|
$8.50
CA$11.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.19
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$5.57
CA$7.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
San Diego
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
|
$4.21
CA$5.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$94.40
CA$128.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,904.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.67
|
$19.29
CA$26.22
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
San Diego
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.13
|
$53.74
CA$73.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,785.55
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,942.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,355.05
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,786.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.36
|
$137.00
CA$186.27
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
San Diego
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,713.33
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,418.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,333.33
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,518.78
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
San Diego
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.87
CA$7.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
|
$3.87
CA$5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.53
|
$12.48
CA$16.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.62
|
$48.45
CA$65.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$11.01
CA$14.97
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
San Diego
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.93
|
$60.17
CA$81.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.11
|
$48.38
CA$65.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.05
|
$104.51
CA$142.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.17
|
$113.29
CA$154.03
|
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