Cost of living comparison

Szombathely, Hungary

compared to

Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa vs. Szombathely Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 2.2 times more expensive than Szombathely.

Restaurants: pay 95.8% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 81.5% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. Szombathely Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.8% more for restaurants

	Szombathely	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.86 HUF3,667.29	$17.96 CA$25.83	+82.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 HUF2,933.84	$10.78 CA$15.50	+36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 HUF381.40	$2.17 CA$3.12	+111.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 HUF224.93	$1.53 CA$2.20	+153.0%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 81.5% more for groceries

	Szombathely	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 HUF518.12	$2.65 CA$3.81	+90.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 HUF2,395.97	$6.28 CA$9.03	-2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.78 HUF1,405.81	$9.92 CA$14.27	+162.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 HUF953.50	$3.31 CA$4.77	+29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 HUF1,079.40	$5.89 CA$8.47	+102.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 HUF279.37	$1.93 CA$2.78	+157.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HUF265.98	$0.64 CA$0.92	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 HUF303.12	$1.44 CA$2.07	+76.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 HUF449.02	$1.69 CA$2.43	+39.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 HUF192.07	$1.20 CA$1.73	+132.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 HUF221.65	$1.31 CA$1.88	+119.1%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Szombathely	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 HUF2,239.95	$4.15 CA$5.97	-31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.48 HUF6,498.44	$92.50 CA$133.04	+429.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,444.51 HUF14,664,285.78	$24,412.64 CA$35,109.04	-38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.21 HUF4,166.05	$18.80 CA$27.03	+67.7%
Average			+106.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Szombathely	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.00 HUF5,949.17	$50.21 CA$72.22	+213.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.12 HUF132,022.58	$1,425.51 CA$2,050.10	+301.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.36 HUF107,573.95	$1,269.57 CA$1,825.83	+338.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.49 HUF57,434.14	$131.33 CA$188.88	-15.0%
Average			+209.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Szombathely	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.75 HUF88,015.05	$999.72 CA$1,437.75	+322.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,152.55 HUF4,889,725.17	$19,936.07 CA$28,671.06	+51.6%
Average			+187.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Szombathely	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 HUF449.85	$5.75 CA$8.27	+375.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 HUF625.88	$3.71 CA$5.34	+120.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.26 HUF1,955.89	$12.93 CA$18.60	+145.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.14 HUF14,180.20	$46.27 CA$66.54	+21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.93 HUF1,462.03	$10.78 CA$15.50	+174.0%
Average			+167.3%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Szombathely	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.94 HUF28,604.89	$57.20 CA$82.26	-25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.95 HUF10,390.67	$44.39 CA$63.84	+58.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.30 HUF30,968.26	$97.78 CA$140.62	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.22 HUF39,117.80	$110.86 CA$159.43	+5.4%
Average			+14.0%

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