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Fort McMurray vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Fort McMurray is 9.6% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 24.0% more in Fort McMurray
Groceries: pay 23.7% more in Fort McMurray
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Fort McMurray
Housing: pay 0.9% less in Fort McMurray
Childcare: pay 18.4% more in Fort McMurray
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% more in Fort McMurray
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Fort McMurray

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

Fort McMurray vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort McMurray instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 24.0% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Fort McMurray
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$23.32 CA$32.25	+29.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$14.35 CA$19.85	+30.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$2.60 CA$3.60	+30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.65 CA$2.28	+5.8%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

	Ottawa	Fort McMurray
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$2.81 CA$3.89	+3.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$5.56 CA$7.69	-4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$5.30 CA$7.33	-38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$3.12 CA$4.32	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$6.30 CA$8.72	+9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$2.21 CA$3.06	+15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$1.01 CA$1.40	+68.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$2.24 CA$3.10	+37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$2.86 CA$3.96	+71.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$2.28 CA$3.15	+105.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$1.50 CA$2.08	+3.1%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Fort McMurray
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$3.83 CA$5.30	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$48.44 CA$66.98	-50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$14.64 CA$20.24	-1.2%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 0.9% less for housing

	Ottawa	Fort McMurray
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$62.29 CA$86.13	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$946.32 CA$1,308.62	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$992.67 CA$1,372.71	-19.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$149.53 CA$206.78	+25.7%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 18.4% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Fort McMurray
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$932.87 CA$1,290.01	+18.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	??
Average			+18.4%

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pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Fort McMurray
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$5.74 CA$7.94	-0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$3.69 CA$5.11	-1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$15.79 CA$21.83	+21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$44.92 CA$62.12	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$14.35 CA$19.85	+33.0%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Fort McMurray
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$70.08 CA$96.92	+32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$79.41 CA$109.82	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$84.91 CA$117.42	-8.6%
Average			+5.1%

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