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Ottawa vs. Coral Springs Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 16.1% cheaper than Coral Springs.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% less in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 17.3% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 37.4% less in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 42.2% less in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% less in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Ottawa

The cost of transportation and clothing in Ottawa are more expensive than in Coral Springs. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Coral Springs Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Coral Springs, you would:

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pay 24.9% less for restaurants

	Coral Springs	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$17.99 CA$24.87	-40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$11.01 CA$15.22	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.71	$2.00 CA$2.77	-26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$1.56 CA$2.15	-25.2%
Average			-24.9%

Coral Springs vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Coral Springs	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$4.35	$2.73 CA$3.77	-37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.54	$5.85 CA$8.09	-44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09	$8.65 CA$11.97	+111.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72	$3.52 CA$4.86	-25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.47	$5.74 CA$7.94	-23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12	$1.91 CA$2.64	-10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$0.60 CA$0.83	-21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.83	$1.63 CA$2.25	-11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.53	$1.67 CA$2.30	-34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.72	$1.11 CA$1.53	-35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.71	$1.46 CA$2.02	-14.8%
Average			-13.3%

Coral Springs vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.3% more for transportation

	Coral Springs	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$4.05 CA$5.60	+27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.00	$97.12 CA$134.31	+38.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,050.00	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	-32.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.97	$14.82 CA$20.49	+35.2%
Average			+17.3%

Coral Springs vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.4% less for housing

	Coral Springs	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.00	$49.93 CA$69.04	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,416.67	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,166.67	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	-43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.46	$118.93 CA$164.46	-36.9%
Average			-37.4%

Coral Springs vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	Coral Springs	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,250.00	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	-36.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,000.00	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	-47.5%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Coral Springs	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$5.76 CA$7.96	-11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.08	$3.74 CA$5.18	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25	$12.95 CA$17.91	+40.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.50	$44.60 CA$61.68	-51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$10.79 CA$14.92	-10.1%
Average			-14.4%

Coral Springs vs. Ottawa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Coral Springs	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.00	$52.82 CA$73.05	+12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.75	$38.91 CA$53.81	-6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.25	$87.10 CA$120.44	+22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67	$92.91 CA$128.48	-20.4%
Average			+1.9%

Coral Springs vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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