Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 14.5% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$21.99
€20.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$3.06
€2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$10.86
€10.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$5.35
€5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$5.60
€5.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$6.74
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
$27,893.04
€26,055.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$31.06
€29.01
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$55.71
€52.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
$1,774.61
€1,657.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
$1,468.68
€1,371.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
$204.06
€190.61
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
$854.36
€798.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
$18,641.72
€17,413.34
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$3.94
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
$47.17
€44.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$75.61
€70.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
$39.58
€36.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
$107.51
€100.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
$124.74
€116.52
|
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