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Grand Bay vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Grand Bay is 22.7% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% less in Grand Bay
Groceries: pay 31.3% less in Grand Bay
Transportation: pay 62.2% more in Grand Bay
Housing: pay 58.5% less in Grand Bay
Childcare: pay 65.0% less in Grand Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% less in Grand Bay
Clothing: pay 12.3% more in Grand Bay

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

Grand Bay vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Grand Bay instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 50.6% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Grand Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$8.85 MUR407.57	-50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$6.83 MUR314.48	-38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$0.98 MUR45.29	-50.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.58 MUR26.60	-62.9%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 31.3% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Grand Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$0.74 MUR34.22	-72.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$10.65 MUR490.59	+82.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$4.80 MUR220.94	-44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$2.37 MUR109.09	-32.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$2.63 MUR120.96	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$0.83 MUR38.04	-56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.89 MUR41.08	+48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.66 MUR30.58	-59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.21 MUR55.69	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.46 MUR21.30	-58.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.46 MUR21.30	-68.3%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 62.2% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Grand Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$5.38 MUR247.92	+32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$36,041.94 MUR1,660,452.31	+47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+106.3%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 58.5% less for housing

	Ottawa	Grand Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$26.98 MUR1,242.82	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$618.90 MUR28,512.82	-57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$458.72 MUR21,133.03	-62.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$38.42 MUR1,769.97	-67.7%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 65.0% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Grand Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$158.37 MUR7,295.93	-79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$7,863.70 MUR362,280.50	-50.1%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Grand Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$2.18 MUR100.63	-62.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$2.59 MUR119.50	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$6.55 MUR301.90	-49.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$65.53 MUR3,019.00	+46.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$6.01 MUR276.74	-44.3%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 12.3% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Grand Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$61.89 MUR2,851.28	+17.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	+26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	+22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	-16.5%
Average			+12.3%

Ottawa vs. Grand Bay - Cost of clothing

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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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