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Logan City vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Logan City is 8.9% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% less in Logan City
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in Logan City
Transportation: pay 7.5% more in Logan City
Housing: pay 13.3% less in Logan City
Childcare: pay 59.0% more in Logan City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% more in Logan City
Clothing: pay 3.3% more in Logan City

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

Logan City vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Logan City instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 7.4% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Logan City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.97	$8.50 A$12.38	-52.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.28	$9.15 A$13.33	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.78	$2.29 A$3.33	+14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.16	$1.96 A$2.86	+25.9%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Logan City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.79	$1.32 A$1.92	-51.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.12	$3.27 A$4.76	-44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$12.02	$3.96 A$5.77	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.88	$3.59 A$5.23	+2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.97	$2.97 A$4.32	-48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.65	$1.62 A$2.36	-15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$1.29 A$1.88	+115.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.26	$1.68 A$2.45	+3.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.31	$1.77 A$2.58	+6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.54	$0.67 A$0.97	-39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.03	$0.74 A$1.08	-49.2%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 7.5% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Logan City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.62	$4.42 A$6.43	+9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,943.58	$29,041.09 A$42,296.99	+18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.58	$14.00 A$20.39	-5.5%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 13.3% less for housing

	Ottawa	Logan City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.33	$38.90 A$56.65	-22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,016.99	$915.24 A$1,333.00	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,706.16	$784.49 A$1,142.57	-36.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$165.14	$168.97 A$246.10	+42.1%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 59.0% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Logan City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,094.45	$2,148.63 A$3,129.37	+172.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,874.73	$7,151.92 A$10,416.43	-54.6%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Logan City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.99	$5.88 A$8.57	+2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.20	$3.05 A$4.44	-18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.98	$32.03 A$46.65	+147.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.94	$52.30 A$76.17	+17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.98	$10.46 A$15.23	-3.1%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Logan City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.35	$60.80 A$88.55	+15.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$54.04	$48.25 A$70.27	+24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.94	$90.22 A$131.40	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$129.01	$65.37 A$95.21	-29.6%
Average			+3.3%

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