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Ottawa vs. Castellon De La Plana Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 46.4% more expensive than Castellon De La Plana.

Restaurants: pay 6.9% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 42.8% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 84.1% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 70.8% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 63.9% more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Ottawa

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Ottawa are more expensive than in Castellon De La Plana. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Castellon De La Plana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Castellon De La Plana, you would:

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pay 6.9% more for restaurants

	Castellon De La Plana	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.18 €12.94	$17.99 CA$24.78	+18.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 €6.97	$11.01 CA$15.17	+34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 €1.99	$2.00 CA$2.76	-14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.49	$1.56 CA$2.15	-11.1%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 42.8% more for groceries

	Castellon De La Plana	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.71	$2.73 CA$3.76	+35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.59 €6.47	$5.85 CA$8.06	-23.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 €3.75	$8.65 CA$11.92	+96.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 €2.62	$3.52 CA$4.85	+14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 €3.26	$5.74 CA$7.91	+49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €0.99	$1.91 CA$2.63	+63.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.66	$0.60 CA$0.83	-22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.65	$1.63 CA$2.25	+112.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 €0.99	$1.67 CA$2.30	+43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.72	$1.11 CA$1.52	+31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.74	$1.46 CA$2.01	+68.0%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 84.1% more for transportation

	Castellon De La Plana	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81 €5.80	$4.05 CA$5.58	-40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.52 €14.93	$97.12 CA$133.83	+454.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,969.97 €33,202.65	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.79 €21.12	$14.82 CA$20.42	-40.2%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 70.8% more for housing

	Castellon De La Plana	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.03 €23.88	$49.93 CA$68.80	+78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$739.73 €630.25	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	+96.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$613.19 €522.45	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	+100.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.61 €93.39	$118.93 CA$163.88	+8.5%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 63.9% more for childcare

	Castellon De La Plana	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$583.99 €497.57	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	+35.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,175.93 €6,965.94	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	+92.7%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Castellon De La Plana	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 €2.49	$5.76 CA$7.93	+97.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.48 €2.11	$3.74 CA$5.16	+50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €5.97	$12.95 CA$17.84	+84.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 €39.47	$44.60 CA$61.46	-3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.18 €6.97	$10.79 CA$14.87	+32.0%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Castellon De La Plana	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.19 €56.39	$52.82 CA$72.79	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.19 €18.91	$38.91 CA$53.62	+75.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.90 €89.37	$87.10 CA$120.02	-17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.92 €103.03	$92.91 CA$128.02	-23.2%
Average			+3.8%

Castellon De La Plana vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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