Cost of living comparison
France is 9.6% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in France instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
$16.13
€14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
$8.33
€7.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
$7.84
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
$52.45
€48.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
$18.05
€16.76
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
Ottawa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
$760.64
€706.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
$610.71
€567.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
$674.24
€626.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
$37.98
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
$11.22
€10.42
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
$122.71
€113.96
|
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