Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 26.2% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of France, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
France
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
France
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.85
|
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
France
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.51
|
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
|
pay 67.5% more for housing
France
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.02
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.15
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
|
pay 80.2% more for childcare
France
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.42
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.80
|
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.13
|
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.88
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
France
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.36
|
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
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