Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 23.5% more expensive than Genk.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Genk, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
Genk
|
Ottawa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.64
|
$20.55
CA$27.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
$10.82
CA$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€1.95
|
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€1.95
|
$1.63
CA$2.21
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
Genk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
€1.89
|
$2.80
CA$3.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
€4.03
|
$7.33
CA$9.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.38
€3.05
|
$8.50
CA$11.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
€2.63
|
$3.17
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
€3.54
|
$5.57
CA$7.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.66
|
$1.90
CA$2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.28
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.11
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.99
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$1.27
CA$1.72
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
Genk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.46
|
$4.21
CA$5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€48.80
|
$94.40
CA$128.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,659.74
€19,518.24
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,844.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.61
€21.27
|
$19.29
CA$26.18
|
|
pay 42.0% more for housing
Genk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.16
€45.20
|
$53.74
CA$72.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$785.17
€707.54
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,939.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$676.87
€609.95
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,783.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.49
€145.53
|
$137.00
CA$185.94
|
|
pay 46.5% more for childcare
Genk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$606.47
€546.51
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,415.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,327.79
€15,614.60
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,468.12
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
Genk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.90
|
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.25
€2.93
|
$3.87
CA$5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
$12.48
CA$16.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.15
€48.80
|
$48.45
CA$65.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.54
€12.20
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Genk
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.63
€89.78
|
$60.17
CA$81.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.73
€43.91
|
$48.38
CA$65.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.22
€73.19
|
$104.51
CA$141.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.05
€82.95
|
$113.29
CA$153.76
|
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