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Ottawa vs. Estepona Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 19.6% more expensive than Estepona.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% less in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 35.3% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Ottawa
Housing: pay 33.4% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 63.3% more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. Estepona Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.2% less for restaurants

	Estepona	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$17.99 CA$24.97	+2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.14	$11.01 CA$15.28	+4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53 €2.20	$2.00 CA$2.78	-20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 €1.86	$1.56 CA$2.16	-27.3%
Average			-10.2%

Estepona vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.3% more for groceries

	Estepona	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.64 €1.42	$2.73 CA$3.79	+66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.74 €5.86	$5.85 CA$8.12	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 €4.15	$8.65 CA$12.02	+81.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 €3.10	$3.52 CA$4.88	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 €3.59	$5.74 CA$7.97	+39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.31	$1.91 CA$2.65	+27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.72	$0.60 CA$0.83	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$1.63 CA$2.26	+130.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.06	$1.67 CA$2.31	+36.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.92	$1.11 CA$1.54	+4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.88	$1.46 CA$2.03	+44.5%
Average			+35.3%

Estepona vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	Estepona	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 €5.90	$4.05 CA$5.62	-40.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$97.12 CA$134.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,968.02 €33,883.94	$24,444.83 CA$33,943.58	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.90 €10.35	$14.82 CA$20.58	+24.5%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 33.4% more for housing

	Estepona	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.09 €27.90	$49.93 CA$69.33	+55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,265.26 €1,100.18	$1,452.55 CA$2,016.99	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$914.88 €795.52	$1,228.71 CA$1,706.16	+34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.29 €80.25	$118.93 CA$165.14	+28.9%
Average			+33.4%

Estepona vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing

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pay 63.3% more for childcare

	Estepona	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.78 €355.44	$788.18 CA$1,094.45	+92.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,768.85 €10,233.39	$15,753.32 CA$21,874.73	+33.9%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Estepona	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.67 €4.06	$5.76 CA$7.99	+23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 €2.44	$3.74 CA$5.20	+33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.84	$12.95 CA$17.98	+92.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.72 €40.62	$44.60 CA$61.94	-4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.02 €12.19	$10.79 CA$14.98	-23.0%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Estepona	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.12 €27.93	$52.82 CA$73.35	+64.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.80 €38.08	$38.91 CA$54.04	-11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.35 €83.78	$87.10 CA$120.94	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.19 €88.86	$92.91 CA$129.01	-9.1%
Average			+8.7%

Estepona vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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