Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.1% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$2.39
€2.22
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$5.11
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$4.93
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 35.0% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.60
|
$93.45
€86.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,732.57
|
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.73
|
$22.98
€21.32
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.91
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.09
|
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.54
|
$999.06
€926.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.16
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.43
|
$210.36
€195.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,110.86
|
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$3.62
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.67
|
$41.73
€38.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.74
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.53
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.18
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.05
|
$118.23
€109.69
|
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