Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 19.7% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Seattle
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$20.55
CA$27.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$10.82
CA$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.36
|
$2.40
CA$3.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$1.63
CA$2.21
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Seattle
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
|
$2.80
CA$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.65
|
$7.33
CA$9.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$8.50
CA$11.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.67
|
$3.17
CA$4.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
|
$5.57
CA$7.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.90
CA$2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.38
CA$1.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.80
CA$2.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$1.25
CA$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.27
CA$1.72
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Seattle
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$4.21
CA$5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$94.40
CA$127.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,722.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$19.29
CA$26.08
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
Seattle
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.24
|
$53.74
CA$72.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,482.72
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,932.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,962.80
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,776.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.38
|
$137.00
CA$185.27
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,030.12
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,410.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,365.66
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.87
CA$7.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.14
|
$3.87
CA$5.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$12.48
CA$16.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.44
|
$48.45
CA$65.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$11.01
CA$14.89
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Seattle
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.78
|
$60.17
CA$81.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.22
|
$48.38
CA$65.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.83
|
$104.51
CA$141.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.18
|
$113.29
CA$153.21
|
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