Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 47.5% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 39.3% more for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.79
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.13
|
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.34
|
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.80
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
Bratislava
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€5.99
|
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€35.84
|
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,382.59
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.53
|
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
|
pay 83.5% more for housing
Bratislava
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€18.95
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€712.06
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€553.46
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€178.53
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
|
pay 59.0% more for childcare
Bratislava
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€559.93
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,119.74
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.62
|
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.52
|
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€63.98
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.13
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.09
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€96.46
|
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
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