Ottawa • Reality Check

Can You Afford Centretown?

Downtown living with Elgin Street dining, canal skating in winter, and walkable access to Parliament Hill.

🏠 C$425/wk rent

☕ C$5.0 coffee

🚊 C$125/mo transit

Your Annual Salary (before tax)

☕Daily Coffees

1/day

🍽️Dining Out

2x/wk

🚗Uber / Rideshare

2x/wk

🛍️Shopping / Thrifting

C$100/mo

🎉Weekend Activities

Moderate

📺Streaming Services

3 subs

😊0

Comfortable

🏠RentC$1,840

🛒GroceriesC$326

🚊TransportC$125

☕CoffeeC$150

🍽️Dining OutC$362

🚗RideshareC$156

🛍️ShoppingC$100

🎉Weekend FunC$220

📺StreamingC$48

Take-home payC$3,887

Total expenses-C$3,327

Savings+C$560

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