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Brazil

Caxias Do Sul vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Caxias Do Sul is 59.5% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Caxias Do Sul
Groceries: pay 55.6% less in Caxias Do Sul
Transportation: pay 24.1% less in Caxias Do Sul
Housing: pay 79.3% less in Caxias Do Sul
Childcare: pay 20.1% less in Caxias Do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% less in Caxias Do Sul
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Caxias Do Sul

Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are lower in Caxias Do Sul.

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Caxias Do Sul vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caxias Do Sul instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Caxias Do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.24 CA$26.01	$6.97 R$34.75	-61.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$15.01	$6.97 R$34.75	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 CA$2.95	$1.38 R$6.86	-33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 CA$2.48	$1.08 R$5.36	-38.0%
Average			-48.6%

Ottawa vs. Caxias Do Sul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.6% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Caxias Do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$3.07 CA$4.38	$1.69 R$8.41	-45.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 CA$7.52	$4.97 R$24.81	-5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$12.33	$3.39 R$16.91	-60.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.38 CA$4.81	$1.96 R$9.78	-41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 CA$7.23	$2.18 R$10.87	-57.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 CA$2.45	$0.72 R$3.60	-57.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CA$0.88	$0.48 R$2.41	-21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75 CA$2.50	$0.27 R$1.35	-84.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 CA$2.34	$0.74 R$3.68	-55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 CA$1.67	$0.45 R$2.25	-61.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 CA$1.54	$0.32 R$1.58	-70.8%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 24.1% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Caxias Do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 CA$6.39	$4.82 R$24.04	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$94.69 CA$135.06	$43.80 R$218.44	-53.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,598.93	$23,669.59 R$118K	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.45 CA$20.61	$7.90 R$39.42	-45.3%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 79.3% less for housing

	Ottawa	Caxias Do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.74 CA$70.95	$21.90 R$109.21	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.74 CA$2,109.34	$272.09 R$1,356.97	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,220.86 CA$1,741.50	$182.17 R$908.51	-85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.40 CA$147.49	$54.98 R$274.18	-46.8%
Average			-79.3%

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pay 20.1% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Caxias Do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$927.38 CA$1,322.85	$398.18 R$1,985.80	-57.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,956.31 CA$22,760.88	$23,711.01 R$118K	+48.6%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Caxias Do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 CA$8.00	$2.19 R$10.92	-61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CA$5.77	$1.94 R$9.68	-52.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.31 CA$20.41	$2.48 R$12.39	-82.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.45 CA$64.83	$26.38 R$131.56	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.65 CA$18.05	$7.27 R$36.24	-42.6%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Caxias Do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.13 CA$85.77	$50.34 R$251.03	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.89 CA$54.04	$36.83 R$183.69	-2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.98 CA$151.17	$101.92 R$508.31	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.50 CA$137.65	$79.07 R$394.32	-18.1%
Average			-10.5%

Ottawa vs. Caxias Do Sul - Cost of clothing

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