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Kingston Upon Hull vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Hull is 5.3% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Groceries: pay 32.4% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Transportation: pay 28.0% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Housing: pay 13.1% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Childcare: pay 73.7% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Kingston Upon Hull

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

Kingston Upon Hull vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Hull instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Hull
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$20.03 £15.02	+11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$8.68 £6.51	-21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$1.96 £1.47	-2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.40 £1.05	-10.1%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 32.4% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Hull
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$1.60 £1.20	-41.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$2.85 £2.14	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$7.22 £5.41	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$3.58 £2.68	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$3.18 £2.38	-44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.23 £0.92	-35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.78 £0.58	+29.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.19 £0.89	-27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.87 £0.65	-47.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.46 £0.35	-58.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.51 £0.38	-65.0%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 28.0% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Hull
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$7.16 £5.37	+76.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$95.48 £71.58	-1.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$34,911.55 £26,170.57	+42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$13.98 £10.48	-5.7%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 13.1% less for housing

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Hull
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$42.73 £32.03	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$730.48 £547.59	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$641.01 £480.52	-47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$189.71 £142.21	+59.5%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 73.7% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Hull
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$1,404.88 £1,053.13	+78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$26,634.46 £19,965.86	+69.1%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Hull
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$5.17 £3.88	-10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$4.24 £3.18	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$19.86 £14.89	+53.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$35.93 £26.94	-19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$8.18 £6.13	-24.2%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Hull
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$52.08 £39.04	-1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$33.05 £24.78	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$79.79 £59.81	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$55.09 £41.29	-40.7%
Average			-16.4%

Ottawa vs. Kingston Upon Hull - Cost of clothing

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