Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 0.2% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Ottawa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$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) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
Brussels
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
|
pay 2.0% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Ottawa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
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