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La Linea de la Concepcion vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

La Linea de la Concepcion is 17.1% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% less in La Linea de la Concepcion
Groceries: pay 26.9% less in La Linea de la Concepcion
Transportation: pay 12.6% more in La Linea de la Concepcion
Housing: pay 41.0% less in La Linea de la Concepcion
Childcare: pay 50.7% less in La Linea de la Concepcion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.2% less in La Linea de la Concepcion
Clothing: pay 18.8% more in La Linea de la Concepcion

The cost of clothing and transportation in La Linea de la Concepcion are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in La Linea de la Concepcion.

La Linea de la Concepcion vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Linea de la Concepcion instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 7.0% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	La Linea de la Concepcion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.81	$14.02 €11.97	-22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.18	$9.93 €8.48	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$2.10 €1.80	+5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.54 €1.32	-1.0%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 26.9% less for groceries

	Ottawa	La Linea de la Concepcion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$1.75 €1.50	-35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.07	$6.42 €5.49	+9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.94	$4.47 €3.81	-48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$2.63 €2.24	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.92	$3.18 €2.71	-44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.06 €0.90	-44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.79 €0.68	+32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.71 €0.60	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.22 €1.04	-26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.85 €0.72	-23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.98 €0.84	-32.8%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

	Ottawa	La Linea de la Concepcion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.59	$6.59 €5.63	+62.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.97	$46.72 €39.89	-51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,717.98	$38,969.97 €33,274.98	+59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.44	$11.90 €10.16	-19.7%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 41.0% less for housing

	Ottawa	La Linea de la Concepcion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.87	$31.15 €26.59	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,003.58	$759.19 €648.25	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,694.82	$642.39 €548.52	-47.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.04	$81.97 €70.00	-31.1%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 50.7% less for childcare

	Ottawa	La Linea de la Concepcion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,087.17	$408.80 €349.06	-48.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,729.34	$7,358.33 €6,283.00	-53.3%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	La Linea de la Concepcion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.94	$2.34 €1.99	-59.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$2.15 €1.84	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.86	$6.42 €5.49	-50.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.52	$62.29 €53.19	+39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.89	$9.34 €7.98	-13.4%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

	Ottawa	La Linea de la Concepcion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.86	$85.26 €72.80	+61.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.68	$29.20 €24.93	-25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.14	$97.33 €83.11	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.15	$117.77 €100.56	+26.8%
Average			+18.8%

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