Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 8.5% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 58.6% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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