Cost of living comparison
Austria is 12.5% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Austria instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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