Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 9.1% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 39.7% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
$21.06
€19.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
$8.08
€7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
$5.50
€5.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
$6.17
€5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
$30.32
€27.87
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
|
pay 1.5% more for childcare
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
$38.16
€35.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
$96.05
€88.29
|
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