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Baden Wurttemburg vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Baden Wurttemburg is 22.3% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% more in Baden Wurttemburg
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Baden Wurttemburg
Transportation: pay 49.5% more in Baden Wurttemburg
Housing: pay 4.6% more in Baden Wurttemburg
Childcare: pay 6.2% less in Baden Wurttemburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Baden Wurttemburg
Clothing: pay 54.8% more in Baden Wurttemburg

The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Baden Wurttemburg are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Baden Wurttemburg.

Baden Wurttemburg vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baden Wurttemburg instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 55.5% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Baden Wurttemburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.97	$17.52 €15.23	-2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.28	$13.43 €11.68	+22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.78	$3.78 €3.29	+88.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.16	$3.33 €2.89	+113.7%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Baden Wurttemburg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.79	$2.29 €1.99	-16.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.12	$7.53 €6.55	+28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$12.02	$4.83 €4.20	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.88	$4.17 €3.62	+18.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.97	$7.06 €6.14	+23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.65	$1.45 €1.26	-24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.82 €0.72	+37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.26	$1.05 €0.91	-35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.31	$2.20 €1.92	+32.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.54	$0.70 €0.60	-37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.03	$0.70 €0.61	-51.7%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 49.5% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Baden Wurttemburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.62	$7.57 €6.59	+87.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.86	$57.23 €49.76	-41.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,943.58	$31,745.96 €27,604.13	+29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.58	$32.94 €28.64	+122.2%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 4.6% more for housing

	Ottawa	Baden Wurttemburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.33	$43.80 €38.09	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,016.99	$700.79 €609.36	-51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,706.16	$817.59 €710.92	-33.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$165.14	$256.89 €223.37	+116.0%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 6.2% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Baden Wurttemburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,094.45	$583.99 €507.80	-25.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,874.73	$17,870.24 €15,538.75	+13.4%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Baden Wurttemburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.99	$5.26 €4.57	-8.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.20	$4.03 €3.50	+7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.98	$9.93 €8.63	-23.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.94	$56.88 €49.46	+27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.98	$12.85 €11.17	+19.1%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 54.8% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Baden Wurttemburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.35	$108.41 €94.27	+105.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$54.04	$64.24 €55.86	+65.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.94	$107.22 €93.23	+23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$129.01	$116.80 €101.56	+25.7%
Average			+54.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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