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Alcala de Henares vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Alcala de Henares is 13.8% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Alcala de Henares
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Alcala de Henares
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Alcala de Henares
Housing: pay 15.4% less in Alcala de Henares
Childcare: pay 71.7% less in Alcala de Henares
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in Alcala de Henares
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Alcala de Henares

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

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Alcala de Henares vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alcala de Henares instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Alcala de Henares
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.24 CA$25.98	$16.80 €14.92	-7.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.99	$11.20 €9.95	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 CA$2.94	$3.27 €2.90	+58.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 CA$2.47	$1.90 €1.69	+9.7%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Alcala de Henares
Bread 1 loaf	$3.07 CA$4.38	$1.57 €1.39	-49.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 CA$7.51	$11.20 €9.95	+112.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$12.32	$4.62 €4.10	-46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.38 CA$4.81	$2.96 €2.63	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 CA$7.23	$4.23 €3.75	-16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 CA$2.45	$1.26 €1.12	-26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CA$0.88	$1.07 €0.95	+72.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75 CA$2.50	$1.01 €0.90	-42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 CA$2.34	$1.16 €1.03	-29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 CA$1.66	$0.95 €0.84	-19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 CA$1.54	$0.97 €0.86	-10.8%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Alcala de Henares
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 CA$6.39	$6.72 €5.97	+50.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$94.69 CA$134.89	$45.91 €40.78	-51.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,548.96	$35,271.67 €31,333.09	+27.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.45 CA$20.58	$18.98 €16.86	+31.4%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 15.4% less for housing

	Ottawa	Alcala de Henares
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.74 CA$70.86	$30.68 €27.25	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.74 CA$2,106.68	$979.77 €870.36	-33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,220.86 CA$1,739.30	$867.80 €770.89	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.40 CA$147.30	$144.11 €128.01	+39.4%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 71.7% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Alcala de Henares
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$927.38 CA$1,321.19	$179.16 €159.15	-80.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,956.31 CA$22,732.16	$5,956.99 €5,291.81	-62.7%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Alcala de Henares
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 CA$7.99	$3.92 €3.48	-30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CA$5.76	$2.69 €2.39	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.31 CA$20.38	$6.16 €5.47	-57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.45 CA$64.75	$41.06 €36.47	-9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.65 CA$18.03	$9.74 €8.65	-23.0%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Alcala de Henares
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.13 CA$85.66	$72.78 €64.66	+21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.89 CA$53.98	$36.11 €32.08	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.98 CA$150.98	$77.26 €68.63	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.50 CA$137.48	$95.18 €84.55	-1.4%
Average			-3.1%

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