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Frauenfeld vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Frauenfeld is 91.5% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Frauenfeld
Groceries: pay 61.6% more in Frauenfeld
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Frauenfeld
Housing: pay 27.0% more in Frauenfeld
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Frauenfeld
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.3% more in Frauenfeld
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Frauenfeld

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Frauenfeld are more expensive than in Ottawa. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Frauenfeld.

Frauenfeld vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Frauenfeld instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Frauenfeld
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.84	$31.28 CHF24.90	+73.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.20	$20.02 CHF15.94	+81.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$5.01 CHF3.98	+150.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$4.48 CHF3.57	+187.9%
Average			+123.4%

Ottawa vs. Frauenfeld - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.6% more for groceries

	Ottawa	Frauenfeld
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$4.13 CHF3.29	+51.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.08	$15.02 CHF11.95	+156.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.95	$8.59 CHF6.83	-0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$8.09 CHF6.44	+129.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.93	$14.76 CHF11.75	+157.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.69 CHF1.35	-11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$1.14 CHF0.90	+89.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.29 CHF1.03	-20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$3.12 CHF2.48	+87.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$1.11 CHF0.88
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$1.14 CHF0.90	-22.2%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Ottawa	Frauenfeld
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.59	$8.34 CHF6.64	+105.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.13	$93.85 CHF74.70	-3.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,759.54	$41,041.86 CHF32,667.31	+67.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.47	$56.06 CHF44.62	+278.2%
Average			+112.2%

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pay 27.0% more for housing

	Ottawa	Frauenfeld
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.95	$61.31 CHF48.80	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,006.05	$1,501.53 CHF1,195.15	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,696.91	$1,219.99 CHF971.06	-0.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.25	$217.13 CHF172.82	+82.6%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Ottawa	Frauenfeld
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,088.51	$2,502.55 CHF1,991.91	+217.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,756.12	$22,522.97 CHF17,927.18	+43.0%
Average			+130.2%

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pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Frauenfeld
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.95	$8.76 CHF6.97	+52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.17	$6.57 CHF5.23	+75.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.88	$11.20 CHF8.91	-13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.60	$103.23 CHF82.17	+131.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.90	$24.40 CHF19.42	+126.1%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Ottawa	Frauenfeld
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.95	$145.57 CHF115.86	+175.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.74	$56.31 CHF44.82	+44.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.29	$191.86 CHF152.71	+120.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.31	$190.82 CHF151.88	+105.4%
Average			+111.5%

Ottawa vs. Frauenfeld - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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