Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 42.2% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.86
|
$20.55
CA$28.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.92
|
$10.82
CA$14.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.48
|
$2.40
CA$3.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.80
|
$1.63
CA$2.25
|
|
pay 45.6% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.84
|
$2.80
CA$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.85
|
$7.33
CA$10.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.82
|
$8.50
CA$11.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.24
|
$3.17
CA$4.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.56
|
$5.57
CA$7.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.84
|
$1.90
CA$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$1.38
CA$1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.35
|
$1.80
CA$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$1.25
CA$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.61
|
$1.27
CA$1.75
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.49
|
$4.21
CA$5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€36.62
|
$94.40
CA$129.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,335.09
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,338.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.56
|
$19.29
CA$26.56
|
|
pay 42.0% more for housing
Ljubljana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.27
|
$53.74
CA$74.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€837.91
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,967.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€674.94
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,809.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€173.84
|
$137.00
CA$188.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€428.85
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,436.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,317.12
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,883.74
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.22
|
$5.87
CA$8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.10
|
$3.87
CA$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.95
|
$12.48
CA$17.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.20
|
$48.45
CA$66.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.92
|
$11.01
CA$15.16
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€72.72
|
$60.17
CA$82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.37
|
$48.38
CA$66.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€95.25
|
$104.51
CA$143.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€118.29
|
$113.29
CA$156.00
|
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