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Ibadan vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Ibadan is 66.1% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 79.9% less in Ibadan
Groceries: pay 43.5% less in Ibadan
Transportation: pay 51.7% less in Ibadan
Housing: pay 70.1% less in Ibadan
Childcare: pay 90.9% less in Ibadan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.6% less in Ibadan
Clothing: pay 55.1% less in Ibadan

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Ibadan.

Ibadan vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ibadan instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 79.9% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Ibadan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.97	$1.81 NGN2,493.45	-90.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.28	$5.00 NGN6,904.16	-54.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.78	$0.28 NGN383.70	-86.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.16	$0.17 NGN241.32	-88.8%
Average			-79.9%

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Ibadan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.79	$1.17 NGN1,612.74	-57.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.12	$2.16 NGN2,982.76	-63.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$12.02	$8.86 NGN12,234.53	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.88	$1.76 NGN2,429.01	-50.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.97	$1.85 NGN2,557.16	-67.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.65	$1.09 NGN1,503.29	-43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.54 NGN751.64	-9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.26	$0.54 NGN751.64	-66.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.31	$0.75 NGN1,033.67	-55.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.54	$0.93 NGN1,279.88	-16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.03	$0.70 NGN963.16	-52.2%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 51.7% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Ibadan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.62	$2.10 NGN2,894.62	-48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.86	$36.00 NGN49,712.62	-62.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,943.58	$9,548.18 NGN13M	-60.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.58	$9.66 NGN13,339.19	-34.8%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 70.1% less for housing

	Ottawa	Ibadan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.33	$20.00 NGN27,623.04	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,016.99	$449.96 NGN621K	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,706.16	$429.19 NGN593K	-65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$165.14	$16.15 NGN22,303.32	-86.4%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 90.9% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Ibadan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,094.45	$49.78 NGN68,743.71	-93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,874.73	$1,882.06 NGN3M	-88.1%
Average			-90.9%

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pay 71.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Ibadan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.99	$0.78 NGN1,083.04	-86.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.20	$1.02 NGN1,410.77	-72.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.98	$1.28 NGN1,769.96	-90.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.94	$29.87 NGN41,246.22	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.98	$2.61 NGN3,605.25	-75.8%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 55.1% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Ibadan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.35	$18.40 NGN25,407.70	-65.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$54.04	$24.68 NGN34,074.38	-36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.94	$43.19 NGN59,638.20	-50.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$129.01	$29.60 NGN40,878.03	-68.1%
Average			-55.1%

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