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Ottawa vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 4.2% cheaper than Kingston Upon Thames.

Restaurants: pay 4.3% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 48.5% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 20.6% less in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% less in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Kingston Upon Thames, you would:

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pay 4.3% more for restaurants

	Kingston Upon Thames	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.36 £13.01	$17.99 CA$24.87	+3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.02 £7.51	$11.01 CA$15.22	+9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 £1.73	$2.00 CA$2.77	-13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 £1.00	$1.56 CA$2.15	+16.9%
Average			+4.3%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.5% more for groceries

	Kingston Upon Thames	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.06	$2.73 CA$3.77	+93.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$5.85 CA$8.09	+43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 £4.48	$8.65 CA$11.97	+44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 £2.75	$3.52 CA$4.86	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$5.74 CA$7.94	+55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 £1.03	$1.91 CA$2.64	+39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$0.60 CA$0.83	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.99	$1.63 CA$2.25	+24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 £0.72	$1.67 CA$2.30	+74.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.11 CA$1.53	+62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$1.46 CA$2.02	+111.7%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Kingston Upon Thames	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.38	$4.05 CA$5.60	-43.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.73 £32.03	$97.12 CA$134.31	+127.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	-35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.69 £11.01	$14.82 CA$20.49	+0.9%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 20.6% less for housing

	Kingston Upon Thames	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.36	$49.93 CA$69.04	+36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,036.53 £1,526.64	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,847.35 £1,384.82	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	-33.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$276.32 £207.13	$118.93 CA$164.46	-57.0%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Kingston Upon Thames	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,832.88 £1,373.97	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	-57.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,360.62 £13,013.96	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	-9.3%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingston Upon Thames	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.68 £5.01	$5.76 CA$7.96	-13.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67 £3.50	$3.74 CA$5.18	-19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £15.02	$12.95 CA$17.91	-35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$77.01 £57.73	$44.60 CA$61.68	-42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.03 £15.02	$10.79 CA$14.92	-46.1%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Kingston Upon Thames	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.80 £65.07	$52.82 CA$73.05	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £30.03	$38.91 CA$53.81	-2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £60.06	$87.10 CA$120.44	+8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.58	$92.91 CA$128.48	-4.0%
Average			-9.3%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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