Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 40.4% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.37
|
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.40
|
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Berlin
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€908.80
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.18
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
|
pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.53
|
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.76
|
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
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