Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 27.3% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Bern, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Ottawa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.08
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.13
|
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.80
|
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Bern
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.77
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.84
|
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.13
|
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.68
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.78
|
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.62
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
Bern
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.35
|
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.43
|
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,163.62
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.83
|
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
Bern
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.59
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,224.83
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF916.51
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF212.04
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
Bern
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,144.97
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,393.17
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.75
|
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.71
|
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.11
|
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Bern
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF106.02
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.25
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF123.17
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF145.07
|
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
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