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Ottawa vs. 's-Hertogenbosch Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 6.4% cheaper than 's-Hertogenbosch.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in Ottawa
Housing: pay 2.5% less in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 32.8% more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 35.1% less in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. 's-Hertogenbosch Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of 's-Hertogenbosch, you would:

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	's-Hertogenbosch	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.70 €22.16	$17.99 CA$25.16	-30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$11.01 CA$15.40	-5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.40 €2.93	$2.00 CA$2.80	-41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.55	$1.56 CA$2.18	-47.3%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	's-Hertogenbosch	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 €1.87	$2.73 CA$3.82	+25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.85 €5.91	$5.85 CA$8.18	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 €3.93	$8.65 CA$12.10	+89.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.18	$3.52 CA$4.92	-27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.94 €6.85	$5.74 CA$8.03	-27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$1.91 CA$2.67	+59.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$0.60 CA$0.84	-48.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$1.63 CA$2.28	+59.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.06 €1.78	$1.67 CA$2.33	-19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.83	$1.11 CA$1.55	+14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$1.46 CA$2.04	+43.1%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	's-Hertogenbosch	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 €7.33	$4.05 CA$5.66	-52.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.16 €57.91	$97.12 CA$135.85	+44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,369.46 €28,775.39	$24,444.83 CA$34,192.21	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.78 €19.64	$14.82 CA$20.73	-34.9%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 2.5% less for housing

	's-Hertogenbosch	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.05 €36.26	$49.93 CA$69.84	+18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.39 €1,435.24	$1,452.55 CA$2,031.76	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,226.39 €1,057.55	$1,228.71 CA$1,718.66	+0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$141.62 €122.12	$118.93 CA$166.35	-16.0%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 32.8% more for childcare

	's-Hertogenbosch	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,452.78 €2,115.10	$788.18 CA$1,102.46	-67.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,745.14 €5,816.52	$15,753.32 CA$22,034.96	+133.6%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	's-Hertogenbosch	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$5.76 CA$8.05	-1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 €3.42	$3.74 CA$5.24	-5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.97 €10.32	$12.95 CA$18.11	+8.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.75 €39.45	$44.60 CA$62.39	-2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.60 €12.59	$10.79 CA$15.09	-26.1%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 35.1% less for clothing

	's-Hertogenbosch	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.89 €66.31	$52.82 CA$73.89	-31.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.40 €50.36	$38.91 CA$54.43	-33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 €100.72	$87.10 CA$121.83	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.27 €161.49	$92.91 CA$129.96	-50.4%
Average			-35.1%

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