Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Canada

Ottawa vs. Lecce Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 36.7% more expensive than Lecce.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 29.9% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 34.8% less in Ottawa
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in Ottawa

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

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Ottawa vs. Lecce Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.9% more for restaurants

	Lecce	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$18.24 CA$26.01	+8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €9.00	$10.52 CA$15.01	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 €1.87	$2.06 CA$2.95	-1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.00	$1.74 CA$2.48	+55.0%
Average			+9.9%

Lecce vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.9% more for groceries

	Lecce	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 €1.60	$3.07 CA$4.38	+71.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.16 €5.50	$5.27 CA$7.52	-14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 €4.98	$8.65 CA$12.33	+54.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 €2.28	$3.38 CA$4.81	+32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21 €4.65	$5.07 CA$7.23	-2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.72 CA$2.45	+78.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.62 CA$0.88	-28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$1.75 CA$2.50	+103.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 €1.43	$1.64 CA$2.34	+2.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.17 CA$1.67	+53.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.08 CA$1.54	+50.3%
Average			+29.9%

Lecce vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

	Lecce	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.92	$4.48 CA$6.39	-42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$94.69 CA$135.06
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,317.50 €32,417.66	$27,760.48 CA$39,598.93	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.51 €20.99	$14.45 CA$20.61	-38.6%
Average			-34.8%

Lecce vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Lecce	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.36 €25.32	$49.74 CA$70.95	+75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$597.19 €533.06	$1,478.74 CA$2,109.34	+147.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$474.02 €423.12	$1,220.86 CA$1,741.50	+157.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.65 €117.51	$103.40 CA$147.49	-21.5%
Average			+108.1%

Lecce vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Lecce	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$559.87 €499.75	$927.38 CA$1,322.85	+65.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,038.81 €4,497.73	$15,956.31 CA$22,760.88	+216.7%
Average			+129.0%

Lecce vs. Ottawa - Cost of childcare

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pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lecce	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.50	$5.61 CA$8.00	+43.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 €1.75	$4.04 CA$5.77	+106.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €6.00	$14.31 CA$20.41	+113.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$82.11 €73.30	$45.45 CA$64.83	-44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.68 €7.75	$12.65 CA$18.05	+45.8%
Average			+27.0%

Lecce vs. Ottawa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Lecce	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.18 €72.46	$60.13 CA$85.77	-25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.31 €42.23	$37.89 CA$54.04	-19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.78 €77.46	$105.98 CA$151.17	+22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.38 €69.96	$96.50 CA$137.65	+23.1%
Average			-2.8%

Lecce vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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