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Horsens vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Horsens is 20.6% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in Horsens
Groceries: pay 24.1% more in Horsens
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in Horsens
Housing: pay 22.2% less in Horsens
Childcare: pay 12.1% less in Horsens
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% more in Horsens
Clothing: pay 44.3% more in Horsens

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

Horsens vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Horsens
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$25.16	$25.82 DKK166.30	+43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.40	$15.49 DKK99.78	+40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.80	$2.71 DKK17.47	+35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.18	$1.56 DKK10.08	+0.5%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 24.1% more for groceries

	Ottawa	Horsens
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.82	$2.79 DKK17.95	+2.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.18	$7.87 DKK50.69	+34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$12.10	$8.66 DKK55.80	+0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.92	$5.01 DKK32.25	+42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$8.03	$5.77 DKK37.18	+0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.67	$1.67 DKK10.75	-12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.84	$1.57 DKK10.14	+162.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.28	$1.74 DKK11.23	+7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.33	$2.78 DKK17.89	+66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.55	$1.02 DKK6.55	-8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.04	$1.02 DKK6.54	-30.4%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 62.4% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Horsens
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.66	$8.55 DKK55.06	+111.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$135.85	$97.42 DKK627.39	+0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$34,192.21	$41,964.97 DKK270,254.38	+71.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.73	$24.65 DKK158.74	+66.3%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 22.2% less for housing

	Ottawa	Horsens
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.84	$34.00 DKK218.96	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,031.76	$938.99 DKK6,047.11	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,718.66	$700.33 DKK4,510.14	-43.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$166.35	$144.42 DKK930.07	+21.4%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 12.1% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Horsens
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,102.46	$504.55 DKK3,249.31	-36.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$22,034.96	$17,621.75 DKK113,484.08	+11.9%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Horsens
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$8.05	$6.26 DKK40.31	+8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.24	$6.22 DKK40.06	+66.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$18.11	$10.17 DKK65.51	-21.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$62.39	$33.39 DKK215.01	-25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$15.09	$17.21 DKK110.86	+59.5%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 44.3% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Horsens
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.89	$127.12 DKK818.67	+140.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$54.43	$39.12 DKK251.96	+0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$121.83	$122.59 DKK789.48	+40.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$129.96	$88.68 DKK571.12	-4.5%
Average			+44.3%

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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: December 2025

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