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Esch-sur-alzette vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Esch-sur-alzette is 30.7% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% more in Esch-sur-alzette
Groceries: pay 9.9% more in Esch-sur-alzette
Transportation: pay 88.3% more in Esch-sur-alzette
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Esch-sur-alzette
Childcare: pay 44.7% more in Esch-sur-alzette
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% less in Esch-sur-alzette
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Esch-sur-alzette

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Esch-sur-alzette are more expensive than in Ottawa. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Esch-sur-alzette.

Esch-sur-alzette vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Esch-sur-alzette instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 29.5% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Esch-sur-alzette
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$25.95	$21.44 €20.79	+19.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$15.57	$14.47 €14.03	+34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$3.14	$2.32 €2.25	+7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.21	$2.41 €2.34	+57.5%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

	Ottawa	Esch-sur-alzette
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.83	$3.57 €3.46	+34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$9.07	$14.74 €14.29	+134.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$14.34	$4.73 €4.59	-52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.79	$4.29 €4.16	+29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.51	$6.81 €6.60	+15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.79	$1.14 €1.11	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.92	$0.80 €0.78	+26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$2.08	$1.29 €1.25	-10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.44	$1.46 €1.41	-13.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.74	$1.41 €1.37	+17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.89	$0.90 €0.87	-31.1%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 88.3% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Esch-sur-alzette
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$6.00	$7.12 €6.90	+71.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$133.65	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$35,270.16	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$27.15	$38.58 €37.42	+105.3%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Ottawa	Esch-sur-alzette
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$72.55	$85.21 €82.63	+69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$2,059.51	$1,536.19 €1,489.79	+7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,834.21	$1,404.01 €1,361.60	+10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$189.74	$195.27 €189.37	+48.7%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 44.7% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Esch-sur-alzette
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,444.35	$1,446.88 €1,403.17	+44.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$28,802.64	??
Average			+44.7%

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pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Esch-sur-alzette
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$8.30	$4.02 €3.90	-30.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.36	$4.47 €4.33	+20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$18.68	$6.43 €6.24	-50.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$66.85	$40.19 €38.98	-13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$15.57	$15.00 €14.55	+39.2%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Esch-sur-alzette
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$82.63	$66.09 €64.10	+15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$64.13	$37.51 €36.38	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$141.26	$123.25 €119.53	+26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$160.16	$147.37 €142.92	+32.9%
Average			+14.8%

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