Cost of living comparison
Paris is 13.6% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Paris instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 38.6% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$27.91
|
$19.49
€17.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.70
|
$13.00
€11.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
$3.72
€3.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
$3.01
€2.74
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.81
|
$1.93
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$9.95
|
$11.66
€10.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.55
|
$5.86
€5.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.30
|
$4.70
€4.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.57
|
$7.05
€6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.58
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$1.09
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
$1.67
€1.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
$1.90
€1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
$1.09
€0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.72
|
$1.17
€1.06
|
|
pay 33.7% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.72
|
$7.76
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$128.20
|
$92.05
€83.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,866.91
|
$32,489.61
€29,584.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.19
|
$23.63
€21.51
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$72.99
|
$32.31
€29.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,940.51
|
$1,462.11
€1,331.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,784.61
|
$1,074.44
€978.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$186.07
|
$171.90
€156.53
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,416.79
|
$829.69
€755.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,487.31
|
$16,485.47
€15,011.36
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
$7.58
€6.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.25
|
$4.52
€4.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$16.94
|
$13.00
€11.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$65.80
|
$41.22
€37.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.95
|
$14.08
€12.82
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$81.72
|
$102.11
€92.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$65.70
|
$44.38
€40.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$141.94
|
$110.05
€100.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$153.86
|
$156.00
€142.05
|
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