Cost of living comparison

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Lorient vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Lorient is 8.6% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants
pay 4.7% more in Lorient
Groceries
pay 10.3% more in Lorient
Transportation
pay 47.7% more in Lorient
Housing
pay 35.0% less in Lorient
Childcare
pay 31.4% less in Lorient
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.5% more in Lorient
Clothing
pay 63.2% more in Lorient

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

Lorient vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.7% more for restaurants

 
Ottawa
Lorient
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.99
CA$24.55
$16.93
€14.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.01
CA$15.02
$11.68
€9.88
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
CA$2.73
$2.50
€2.11

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

 
Ottawa
Lorient
Bread
1 loaf
$2.73
CA$3.72
$3.50
€2.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.85
CA$7.98
$11.10
€9.39
Milk (1 gallon) $8.65
CA$11.81
$4.58
€3.87

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pay 47.7% more for transportation

 
Ottawa
Lorient
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
CA$5.53
$7.78
€6.58
Monthly public transit pass $97.12
CA$132.56
$46.72
€39.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,444.83
CA$33,363.53
$37,835.12
€32,014.83

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pay 35.0% less for housing

 
Ottawa
Lorient
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$49.93
CA$68.14
$28.81
€24.38
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,452.55
CA$1,982.52
$681.29
€576.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,228.71
CA$1,677.01
$613.16
€518.84

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pay 31.4% less for childcare

 
Ottawa
Lorient
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $788.18
CA$1,075.74
$817.55
€691.79
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,753.32
CA$21,500.92
$5,255.69
€4,447.19

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ottawa
Lorient
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.76
CA$7.86
$7.30
€6.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.74
CA$5.11
$3.76
€3.18
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.95
CA$17.67
$12.85
€10.87

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pay 63.2% more for clothing

 
Ottawa
Lorient
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.82
CA$72.10
$116.79
€98.83
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.91
CA$53.11
$74.46
€63.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.10
CA$118.88
$96.35
€81.53

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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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