Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 1.6% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 3.6% more for childcare
Ottawa
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
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