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Ottawa vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 60.7% more expensive than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% less in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 21.4% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 21.5% less in Ottawa
Housing: pay 16.9% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.86 SEK140.36	$17.96 CA$25.85	+29.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 SEK102.93	$10.78 CA$15.51	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK25.98	$2.17 CA$3.12	-15.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 SEK21.56	$1.53 CA$2.20	-28.1%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 21.4% more for groceries

	Stockholm	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 SEK26.90	$2.65 CA$3.81	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 SEK53.59	$6.28 CA$9.04	+18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 SEK55.04	$9.92 CA$14.28	+82.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 SEK38.74	$3.31 CA$4.77	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.15 SEK52.12	$5.89 CA$8.47	+14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK14.03	$1.93 CA$2.78	+39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SEK11.12	$0.64 CA$0.92	-42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.80	$1.44 CA$2.08	+5.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 SEK18.05	$1.69 CA$2.43	-5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 SEK7.18	$1.20 CA$1.73	+69.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.99	$1.31 CA$1.88	+65.5%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 21.5% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK67.58	$4.15 CA$5.97	-37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$94.22 SEK954.44	$92.50 CA$133.11	-1.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,544.48 SEK289,138.89	$24,412.64 CA$35,128.57	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.62 SEK279.78	$18.80 CA$27.05	-32.0%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 16.9% more for housing

	Stockholm	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 SEK339.24	$50.21 CA$72.26	+49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,542.54 SEK15,625.07	$1,425.51 CA$2,051.24	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$965.24 SEK9,777.30	$1,269.57 CA$1,826.84	+31.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.65 SEK1,414.56	$131.33 CA$188.98	-6.0%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Stockholm	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.54 SEK1,464.12	$999.72 CA$1,438.55	+591.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,727.37 SEK58,014.92	$19,936.07 CA$28,687.01	+248.1%
Average			+419.9%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30 SEK73.92	$5.75 CA$8.27	-21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 SEK43.27	$3.71 CA$5.34	-13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.56 SEK66.44	$12.93 CA$18.61	+97.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.99 SEK405.03	$46.27 CA$66.58	+15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.61 SEK158.14	$10.78 CA$15.51	-31.0%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.26 SEK914.33	$57.20 CA$82.30	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.14 SEK436.99	$44.39 CA$63.87	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.21 SEK1,075.84	$97.78 CA$140.70	-7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.28 SEK1,765.40	$110.86 CA$159.52	-36.4%
Average			-19.5%

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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 2025

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