Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 26.3% more expensive than Oslo.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 19.5% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
NOK209.96
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
NOK125.97
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
NOK30.82
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK28.15
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
NOK36.69
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
NOK62.22
|
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
NOK83.08
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
NOK41.52
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
NOK64.97
|
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.71
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NOK9.89
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
NOK12.83
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK17.87
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NOK9.21
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.94
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
NOK88.03
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
NOK854.53
|
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
NOK367,424.76
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
NOK230.95
|
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
Oslo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
NOK438.89
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
NOK14,425.91
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
NOK12,504.44
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
NOK1,733.44
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Oslo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
NOK3,431.48
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
NOK83,585.38
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
NOK104.98
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
NOK46.66
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
NOK157.47
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
NOK460.66
|
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
NOK167.97
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Oslo
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NOK865.81
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
NOK400.06
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
NOK1,078.55
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
NOK1,143.26
|
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
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