Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 67.5% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr135.48
|
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr93.79
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.95
|
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr22.21
|
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr30.73
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr54.99
|
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr61.22
|
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr42.52
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr58.83
|
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.92
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.99
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.51
|
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr20.33
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr7.03
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.75
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr86.51
|
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr1,010.88
|
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr312,643.35
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr332.44
|
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr356.65
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,787.00
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr11,316.48
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr1,025.58
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,462.86
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr91,187.65
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr78.16
|
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr42.73
|
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr72.95
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr487.56
|
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr156.32
|
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr936.38
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr437.70
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,068.19
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,420.40
|
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
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