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Javea (Xabia) vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Javea (Xabia) is 8.1% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 13.3% more in Javea (Xabia)
Groceries: pay 32.9% less in Javea (Xabia)
Transportation: pay 40.7% more in Javea (Xabia)
Housing: pay 28.2% less in Javea (Xabia)
Childcare: pay 27.7% less in Javea (Xabia)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% less in Javea (Xabia)
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Javea (Xabia)

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Javea (Xabia) are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Javea (Xabia).

Javea (Xabia) vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Javea (Xabia) instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 13.3% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Javea (Xabia)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$25.17	$16.93 €14.64	-5.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.41	$11.68 €10.09	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.80	$2.10 €1.82	+5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.18	$2.31 €1.99	+48.1%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 32.9% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Javea (Xabia)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.82	$1.27 €1.10	-53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.19	$5.28 €4.56	-9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$12.11	$4.16 €3.59	-52.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.92	$2.98 €2.58	-15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$8.04	$3.18 €2.75	-44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.67	$0.84 €0.73	-55.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.84	$0.71 €0.61	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.28	$0.55 €0.48	-66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.33	$1.21 €1.05	-27.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.55	$0.90 €0.78	-18.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.04	$0.92 €0.79	-37.1%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Javea (Xabia)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.67	$6.72 €5.81	+66.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$135.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$34,211.77	$38,968.02 €33,681.69	+59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.74	$14.32 €12.38	-3.4%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 28.2% less for housing

	Ottawa	Javea (Xabia)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.88	$28.03 €24.23	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,032.92	$1,051.14 €908.54	-27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,719.64	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$166.45	$103.25 €89.24	-13.2%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 27.7% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Javea (Xabia)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,103.09	$408.78 €353.32	-48.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$22,047.56	$14,599.14 €12,618.65	-7.3%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Javea (Xabia)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$8.06	$4.09 €3.53	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.24	$2.24 €1.93	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$18.12	$5.84 €5.05	-54.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$62.43	$52.56 €45.43	+17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$15.10	$7.01 €6.06	-35.1%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Javea (Xabia)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.93	$70.54 €60.97	+33.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$54.46	$29.20 €25.24	-25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$121.90	$99.27 €85.81	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$130.03	$96.35 €83.28	+3.7%
Average			+6.5%

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