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Bat Yam vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Bat Yam is 15.2% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% more in Bat Yam
Groceries: pay 3.9% less in Bat Yam
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Bat Yam
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Bat Yam
Childcare: pay 6.0% less in Bat Yam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% more in Bat Yam
Clothing: pay 55.4% more in Bat Yam

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

Bat Yam vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bat Yam instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 20.2% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Bat Yam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$16.41 ₪52.88	-8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$17.90 ₪57.69	+62.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$2.63 ₪8.46	+31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.49 ₪4.81	-4.2%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 3.9% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Bat Yam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$3.95 ₪12.74	+44.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$7.57 ₪24.40	+29.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$8.28 ₪26.70	-4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$4.48 ₪14.45	+27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$5.25 ₪16.92	-8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.46 ₪4.71	-23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.95 ₪3.05	+57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.95 ₪3.05	-41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.12 ₪3.60	-33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.67 ₪2.16	-39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.70 ₪2.27	-51.8%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Bat Yam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$8.12 ₪26.18	+100.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$77.57 ₪249.99	-20.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$41,766.11 ₪134,610.29	+70.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$14.26 ₪45.96	-3.8%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Ottawa	Bat Yam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$30.80 ₪99.28	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$1,193.32 ₪3,846.01	-17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$1,073.99 ₪3,461.41	-12.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$157.25 ₪506.82	+32.2%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 6.0% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Bat Yam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$1,024.26 ₪3,301.16	+30.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$9,143.79 ₪29,470.04	-42.0%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Bat Yam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$7.91 ₪25.48	+37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$4.00 ₪12.88	+6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$11.93 ₪38.46	-7.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$50.14 ₪161.59	+12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$12.68 ₪40.86	+17.5%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 55.4% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Bat Yam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$99.44 ₪320.50	+88.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$54.69 ₪176.28	+40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$124.30 ₪400.63	+42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$139.22 ₪448.70	+49.8%
Average			+55.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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