Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 8.2% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.99
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.64
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.32
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.03
|
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.02
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.58
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.44
|
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.08
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.81
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.26
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.22
|
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.85
|
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK284,070.51
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.47
|
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
|
pay 0.7% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.71
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,489.69
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,233.78
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.83
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,676.36
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,397.15
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.80
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.49
|
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.43
|
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.88
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.87
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK829.50
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,172.53
|
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
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