Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 2.1 times more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.5% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 31.2% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 40.2% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.7% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Ottawa are more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

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pay 87.5% more for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.51 TTD64.52	$17.96 CA$25.85	+88.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.63	$10.78 CA$15.51	+47.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 TTD6.61	$2.17 CA$3.12	+122.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TTD5.44	$1.53 CA$2.20	+91.1%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 31.2% more for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 TTD15.73	$2.65 CA$3.81	+14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 TTD23.42	$6.28 CA$9.04	+82.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 TTD57.99	$9.92 CA$14.28	+16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.09 TTD27.77	$3.31 CA$4.77	-19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.62 TTD24.55	$5.89 CA$8.47	+62.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TTD15.63	$1.93 CA$2.78	-16.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 TTD6.78	$0.64 CA$0.92	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 TTD10.68	$1.44 CA$2.08	-8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 TTD12.70	$1.69 CA$2.43	-9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 TTD3.57	$1.20 CA$1.73	+128.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 TTD3.87	$1.31 CA$1.88	+129.0%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 40.2% more for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 TTD25.85	$4.15 CA$5.97	+8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.19 TTD483.05	$92.50 CA$133.11	+29.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,305.16 TTD219,192.26	$24,412.64 CA$35,128.57	-24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.63 TTD51.78	$18.80 CA$27.05	+146.3%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.89 TTD365.65	$50.21 CA$72.26	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$509.67 TTD3,458.11	$1,425.51 CA$2,051.24	+179.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.30 TTD2,559.98	$1,269.57 CA$1,826.84	+236.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.98 TTD352.67	$131.33 CA$188.98	+152.7%
Average			+140.5%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.69 TTD1,293.81	$999.72 CA$1,438.55	+424.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,214.54 TTD28,595.91	$19,936.07 CA$28,687.01	+373.0%
Average			+398.6%

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pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 TTD13.57	$5.75 CA$8.27	+187.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 TTD22.92	$3.71 CA$5.34	+9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.01 TTD34.00	$12.93 CA$18.61	+158.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.73 TTD323.86	$46.27 CA$66.58	-3.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.92 TTD53.76	$10.78 CA$15.51	+36.0%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.13 TTD360.50	$57.20 CA$82.30	+7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 TTD278.84	$44.39 CA$63.87	+8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.07 TTD767.17	$97.78 CA$140.70	-13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.43 TTD627.17	$110.86 CA$159.52	+19.9%
Average			+5.5%

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