Cost of living comparison

Veles, Macedonia

compared to

Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa vs. Veles Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 4.1 times more expensive than Veles.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 73.1% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 11.4 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 98.5% more in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. Veles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Veles, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Veles	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.52 MKD249.60	$17.96 CA$25.09	+297.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.35 MKD240.00	$10.78 CA$15.06	+147.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 MKD69.50	$2.17 CA$3.03	+72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 MKD44.35	$1.53 CA$2.14	+90.5%
Average			+151.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Veles	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MKD28.12	$2.65 CA$3.70	+419.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.49 MKD82.34	$6.28 CA$8.77	+320.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.86 MKD212.92	$9.92 CA$13.86	+157.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 MKD118.53	$3.31 CA$4.63	+54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 MKD99.60	$5.89 CA$8.23	+226.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD25.17	$1.93 CA$2.70	+323.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.75	$0.64 CA$0.89	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 MKD30.07	$1.44 CA$2.01	+164.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MKD41.43	$1.69 CA$2.36	+124.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD23.12	$1.20 CA$1.68	+186.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.57	$1.31 CA$1.82	+128.3%
Average			+191.9%

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pay 73.1% more for transportation

	Veles	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 MKD293.44	$4.15 CA$5.80	-22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.74 MKD2,744.74	$92.50 CA$129.23	+86.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,862.08 MKD1,482,159.85	$24,412.64 CA$34,105.68	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.57 MKD307.20	$18.80 CA$26.26	+237.6%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Veles	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.81 MKD651.71	$50.21 CA$70.15	+325.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.83 MKD11,798.36	$1,425.51 CA$1,991.51	+566.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.83 MKD9,260.48	$1,269.57 CA$1,773.65	+656.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.78 MKD4,457.09	$131.33 CA$183.48	+62.6%
Average			+402.7%

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pay 11.4 times more for childcare

	Veles	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$206.33 MKD11,384.63	$999.72 CA$1,396.66	+384.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,113.50 MKD61,439.22	$19,936.07 CA$27,851.69	+1690.4%
Average			+1037.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Veles	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 MKD76.80	$5.75 CA$8.03	+313.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 MKD78.65	$3.71 CA$5.18	+160.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 MKD153.60	$12.93 CA$18.07	+364.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.49 MKD1,295.98	$46.27 CA$64.64	+97.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.23 MKD178.34	$10.78 CA$15.06	+233.4%
Average			+233.7%

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pay 98.5% more for clothing

	Veles	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.88 MKD1,151.99	$57.20 CA$79.91	+174.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.40 MKD959.99	$44.39 CA$62.02	+155.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 MKD3,839.95	$97.78 CA$136.60	+40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.00 MKD4,910.80	$110.86 CA$154.87	+24.6%
Average			+98.5%

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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: May 2025

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