Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 4.1% more expensive than Vaduz.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$39.92
CHF35.44
|
$17.96
CA$25.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
$10.78
CA$15.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
$2.17
CA$3.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
$1.53
CA$2.16
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
$2.65
CA$3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
$6.28
CA$8.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.32
CHF9.16
|
$9.92
CA$13.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.92
CHF8.81
|
$3.31
CA$4.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$10.35
CHF9.19
|
$5.89
CA$8.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CHF1.38
|
$1.93
CA$2.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.72
CHF1.53
|
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
CHF1.61
|
$1.44
CA$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$1.69
CA$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$1.20
CA$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
$1.31
CA$1.84
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Vaduz
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.35
CHF7.41
|
$4.15
CA$5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.54
CHF75.95
|
$92.50
CA$130.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,446.74
CHF28,810.70
|
$24,412.64
CA$34,425.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.44
CHF42.13
|
$18.80
CA$26.50
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
Vaduz
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.05
CHF60.42
|
$50.21
CA$70.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.56
CHF1,130.84
|
$1,425.51
CA$2,010.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,216.54
CHF1,080.21
|
$1,269.57
CA$1,790.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.81
CHF137.46
|
$131.33
CA$185.20
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Vaduz
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$285.13
CHF253.17
|
$999.72
CA$1,409.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,257.24
CHF7,331.92
|
$19,936.07
CA$28,112.85
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.84
CHF6.08
|
$5.75
CA$8.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.01
CHF5.33
|
$3.71
CA$5.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.41
CHF10.13
|
$12.93
CA$18.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.16
CHF67.62
|
$46.27
CA$65.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
$10.78
CA$15.20
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.75
CHF106.33
|
$57.20
CA$80.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.47
CHF43.04
|
$44.39
CA$62.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.47
CHF145.15
|
$97.78
CA$137.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$209.09
CHF185.66
|
$110.86
CA$156.32
|
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