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Braine-l'alleud vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Braine-l'alleud is 28.8% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 62.0% more in Braine-l'alleud
Groceries: pay 3.1% more in Braine-l'alleud
Transportation: pay 44.9% more in Braine-l'alleud
Housing: pay 0.1% more in Braine-l'alleud
Childcare: pay 6.2% more in Braine-l'alleud
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Braine-l'alleud
Clothing: pay 85.1% more in Braine-l'alleud

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Braine-l'alleud are more expensive than in Ottawa. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Braine-l'alleud.

Braine-l'alleud vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Braine-l'alleud instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 62.0% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Braine-l'alleud
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$23.36 €19.90	+29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$12.85 €10.95	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$3.83 €3.26	+91.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$3.27 €2.79	+110.0%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 3.1% more for groceries

	Ottawa	Braine-l'alleud
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$2.55 €2.17	-6.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$14.60 €12.44	+149.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$5.31 €4.52	-38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$3.66 €3.12	+4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$4.83 €4.12	-15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.15 €0.98	-39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.95 €0.81	+58.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$2.07 €1.76	+26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.26 €1.07	-24.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.86 €0.73	-22.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.63 €0.54	-56.6%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 44.9% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Braine-l'alleud
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$7.07 €6.03	+74.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$43.57 €37.12	-55.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$52,559.53 €44,781.04	+115.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	??
Average			+44.9%

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pay 0.1% more for housing

	Ottawa	Braine-l'alleud
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$56.94 €48.51	+14.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$875.99 €746.35	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$149.90 €127.71	+26.0%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 6.2% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Braine-l'alleud
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$817.59 €696.59	+3.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$17,125.65 €14,591.15	+8.7%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Braine-l'alleud
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$5.61 €4.78	-2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$3.87 €3.30	+3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$13.43 €11.44	+3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$30.37 €25.87	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$14.02 €11.94	+29.9%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 85.1% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Braine-l'alleud
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$126.53 €107.81	+139.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$81.76 €69.66	+110.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$124.59 €106.15	+43.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$137.24 €116.93	+47.7%
Average			+85.1%

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