Cost of living comparison

compared to
Ottawa vs. Sheboygan Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 11.5% more expensive than Sheboygan.

Restaurants
pay 8.6% more in Ottawa
Groceries
pay 30.1% more in Ottawa
Transportation
pay 8.8% more in Ottawa
Housing
pay 14.2% more in Ottawa
Childcare
pay 25.9% less in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.6% more in Ottawa
Clothing
pay 10.8% more in Ottawa

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Ottawa are more expensive than in Sheboygan.

Ottawa vs. Sheboygan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.6% more for restaurants

 
Sheboygan
Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$17.96
CA$25.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.50
 
$10.78
CA$15.57
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.19
 
$2.17
CA$3.14

Improve prices ·

pay 30.1% more for groceries

 
Sheboygan
Ottawa
Bread
1 loaf
$2.48
 
$2.65
CA$3.83
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.98
 
$6.28
CA$9.07
Milk (1 gallon) $2.63
 
$9.92
CA$14.34

Improve prices ·

pay 8.8% more for transportation

 
Sheboygan
Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.52
 
$4.15
CA$6.00
Monthly public transit pass ?? $92.50
CA$133.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,500.00
 
$24,412.64
CA$35,270.16

Improve prices ·

pay 14.2% more for housing

 
Sheboygan
Ottawa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$50.21
CA$72.55
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,000.00
 
$1,425.51
CA$2,059.51
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,000.00
 
$1,269.57
CA$1,834.21

Improve prices ·

pay 25.9% less for childcare

 
Sheboygan
Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,350.00
 
$999.72
CA$1,444.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $19,936.07
CA$28,802.64

Improve prices ·

pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sheboygan
Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
 
$5.75
CA$8.30
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.67
 
$3.71
CA$5.36
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.50
 
$12.93
CA$18.68

Improve prices ·

pay 10.8% more for clothing

 
Sheboygan
Ottawa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.00
 
$57.20
CA$82.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $44.39
CA$64.13
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.67
 
$97.78
CA$141.26

Improve prices ·
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: January 2025
Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in United States vs. Canada. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within United States and Canada.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ottawa or Sheboygan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.