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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 24.9% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 3.0% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 28.1% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 18.7% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 49.0% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 71.3% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Kingston Upon Thames

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

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$17.36 £13.01	-3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$10.02 £7.51	-9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$2.30 £1.73	+15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.33 £1.00	-14.4%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 28.1% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$1.41 £1.06	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$4.07 £3.05	-30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$5.98 £4.48	-30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$3.67 £2.75	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$3.68 £2.76	-35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.37 £1.03	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.68 £0.51	+13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.31 £0.99	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.96 £0.72	-42.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.68 £0.51	-38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.69 £0.52	-52.8%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 18.7% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$7.18 £5.38	+77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$42.73 £32.03	-56.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	+54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$14.69 £11.01	-0.9%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 49.0% more for housing

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$36.50 £27.36	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$2,036.53 £1,526.64	+40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$1,847.35 £1,384.82	+50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$276.32 £207.13	+132.3%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 71.3% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$1,832.88 £1,373.97	+132.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$17,360.62 £13,013.96	+10.2%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$6.68 £5.01	+16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$4.67 £3.50	+24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$20.03 £15.02	+54.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$77.01 £57.73	+72.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$20.03 £15.02	+85.6%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$86.80 £65.07	+64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$40.06 £30.03	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$80.13 £60.06	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$96.82 £72.58	+4.2%
Average			+15.9%

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