Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 26.5% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Ottawa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.20
|
$17.96
CA$25.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.13
|
$10.78
CA$15.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.61
|
$2.17
CA$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.22
|
$1.53
CA$2.15
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Vienna
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.75
|
$2.65
CA$3.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.74
|
$6.28
CA$8.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.66
|
$9.92
CA$13.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.22
|
$3.31
CA$4.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.99
|
$5.89
CA$8.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$1.93
CA$2.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.95
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.34
|
$1.44
CA$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.85
|
$1.69
CA$2.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.20
CA$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.31
CA$1.83
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.22
|
$4.15
CA$5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€39.51
|
$92.50
CA$129.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,236.81
|
$24,412.64
CA$34,208.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.02
|
$18.80
CA$26.34
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
Vienna
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€34.56
|
$50.21
CA$70.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,046.97
|
$1,425.51
CA$1,997.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€764.09
|
$1,269.57
CA$1,778.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€230.70
|
$131.33
CA$184.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Vienna
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€258.77
|
$999.72
CA$1,400.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,768.23
|
$19,936.07
CA$27,935.42
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.07
|
$5.75
CA$8.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.98
|
$3.71
CA$5.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.38
|
$12.93
CA$18.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€42.98
|
$46.27
CA$64.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.16
|
$10.78
CA$15.10
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Ottawa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€98.80
|
$57.20
CA$80.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.31
|
$44.39
CA$62.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€90.20
|
$97.78
CA$137.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€116.36
|
$110.86
CA$155.34
|
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