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Ottawa vs. Al Wakrah Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 62.1% more expensive than Al Wakrah.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 90.1% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 32.4% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 41.0% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 26.4% more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 9.5% more in Ottawa

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Ottawa are more expensive than in Al Wakrah. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Al Wakrah Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Al Wakrah, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Al Wakrah	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.80 QAR17.51	$17.99 CA$24.87	+274.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.18 QAR22.52	$11.01 CA$15.22	+78.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 QAR3.00	$2.00 CA$2.77	+143.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$1.56 CA$2.15	+423.5%
Average			+229.8%

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pay 90.1% more for groceries

	Al Wakrah	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 QAR5.50	$2.73 CA$3.77	+80.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 QAR12.68	$5.85 CA$8.09	+68.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 QAR25.95	$8.65 CA$11.97	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.15	$3.52 CA$4.86	+40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.78	$5.74 CA$7.94	+63.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 QAR3.27	$1.91 CA$2.64	+112.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.64	$0.60 CA$0.83	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.67	$1.63 CA$2.25	+122.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 QAR2.16	$1.67 CA$2.30	+181.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.78	$1.11 CA$1.53	+126.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.84	$1.46 CA$2.02	+189.6%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

	Al Wakrah	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.83	$4.05 CA$5.60	+88.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.91 QAR200.16	$97.12 CA$134.31	+76.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR100,079.24	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR72.06	$14.82 CA$20.49	-25.0%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 41.0% more for housing

	Al Wakrah	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR317.63	$49.93 CA$69.04	-42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.40 QAR3,427.71	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	+54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$707.02 QAR2,577.04	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	+73.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.74	$118.93 CA$164.46	+78.6%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 26.4% more for childcare

	Al Wakrah	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.42 QAR2,501.98	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	+14.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,601.12	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	+38.0%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Al Wakrah	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR40.03	$5.76 CA$7.96	-47.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.79	$3.74 CA$5.18	-27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.32 QAR23.02	$12.95 CA$17.91	+105.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.64 QAR250.20	$44.60 CA$61.68	-35.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.24 QAR30.02	$10.79 CA$14.92	+31.0%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 9.5% more for clothing

	Al Wakrah	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.32 QAR223.51	$52.82 CA$73.05	-13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.01 QAR127.60	$38.91 CA$53.81	+11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR375.46	$87.10 CA$120.44	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.49 QAR216.84	$92.91 CA$128.48	+56.2%
Average			+9.5%

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