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Bishops Stortford vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Bishops Stortford is 20.0% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% less in Bishops Stortford
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Bishops Stortford
Transportation: pay 48.1% more in Bishops Stortford
Housing: pay 21.6% more in Bishops Stortford
Childcare: pay 91.5% more in Bishops Stortford
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% more in Bishops Stortford
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Bishops Stortford

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

Bishops Stortford vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bishops Stortford instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 10.7% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Bishops Stortford
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$20.03 £14.98	+11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$9.68 £7.24	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$1.74 £1.30	-13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.11 £0.83	-29.0%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Bishops Stortford
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$1.41 £1.05	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$4.07 £3.05	-30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$5.31 £3.97	-38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$3.61 £2.70	+2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$3.68 £2.76	-35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.42 £1.06	-25.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.68 £0.51	+13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.31 £0.98	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.29 £0.97	-22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.78 £0.59	-29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.69 £0.52	-52.8%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 48.1% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Bishops Stortford
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$7.18 £5.37	+77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	+54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$16.69 £12.48	+12.6%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 21.6% more for housing

	Ottawa	Bishops Stortford
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$36.50 £27.30	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$1,393.30 £1,041.95	-4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$1,246.40 £932.10	+1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$256.75 £192.00	+115.9%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 91.5% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Bishops Stortford
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	+140.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	+42.9%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Bishops Stortford
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$6.01 £4.49	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$4.23 £3.16	+12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$20.03 £14.98	+54.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$55.42 £41.45	+24.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$10.35 £7.74	-4.1%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Bishops Stortford
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$46.74 £34.95	-11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$40.06 £29.96	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$80.13 £59.92	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$96.82 £72.40	+4.2%
Average			-3.1%

Ottawa vs. Bishops Stortford - Cost of clothing

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