Cost of living comparison

 Eger, Hungary
compared to
Ottawa vs. Eger Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 2.0 times more expensive than Eger.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Ottawa
Groceries
pay 93.1% more in Ottawa
Transportation
pay 4.1% more in Ottawa
Housing
pay 3.0 times more in Ottawa
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Ottawa
Clothing
pay 45.6% more in Ottawa

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Ottawa are more expensive than in Eger. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Eger Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Eger
Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.55
HUF3,141.30
$17.96
CA$25.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.58
HUF2,416.39
$10.78
CA$15.54
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.05
HUF386.62
$2.17
CA$3.13

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pay 93.1% more for groceries

 
Eger
Ottawa
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
HUF499.39
$2.65
CA$3.82
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.21
HUF1,546.49
$6.28
CA$9.06
Milk (1 gallon) $3.83
HUF1,407.83
$9.92
CA$14.31

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

 
Eger
Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.07
HUF2,228.78
$4.15
CA$5.99
Monthly public transit pass ?? $92.50
CA$133.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,174.40
HUF8,882,639.73
$24,412.64
CA$35,211.57

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

 
Eger
Ottawa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.41
HUF6,765.88
$50.21
CA$72.43
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $394.58
HUF144,983.24
$1,425.51
CA$2,056.09
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $315.66
HUF115,986.59
$1,269.57
CA$1,831.16

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Eger
Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $420.88
HUF154,648.79
$999.72
CA$1,441.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $19,936.07
CA$28,754.79

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Eger
Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.37
HUF502.61
$5.75
CA$8.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.94
HUF712.03
$3.71
CA$5.35
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.37
HUF1,971.77
$12.93
CA$18.65

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pay 45.6% more for clothing

 
Eger
Ottawa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.65
HUF27,063.54
$57.20
CA$82.50
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.67
HUF8,698.99
$44.39
CA$64.03
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.76
HUF24,163.87
$97.78
CA$141.03

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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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