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Lower Hutt vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Lower Hutt is 4.0% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% more in Lower Hutt
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Lower Hutt
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in Lower Hutt
Housing: pay 6.2% less in Lower Hutt
Childcare: pay 19.5% less in Lower Hutt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Lower Hutt
Clothing: pay 39.9% more in Lower Hutt

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

Lower Hutt vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lower Hutt instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 5.5% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Lower Hutt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$25.16	$14.42 NZ$25.15	-19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.40	$10.30 NZ$17.96	-6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.80	$2.25 NZ$3.92	+12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.18	$2.12 NZ$3.69	+35.8%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Lower Hutt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.82	$1.98 NZ$3.45	-27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.18	$4.02 NZ$7.02	-31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$12.10	$6.79 NZ$11.84	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.92	$6.77 NZ$11.81	+92.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$8.03	$3.99 NZ$6.96	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.67	$1.24 NZ$2.17	-34.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.84	$0.92 NZ$1.60	+52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.28	$1.33 NZ$2.32	-18.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.33	$2.32 NZ$4.04	+39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.55	$0.91 NZ$1.60	-17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.04	$0.84 NZ$1.46	-42.6%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Lower Hutt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.66	$6.14 NZ$10.71	+51.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$135.85	$28.85 NZ$50.31	-70.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$34,192.21	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	+27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.73	$14.55 NZ$25.38	-1.8%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 6.2% less for housing

	Ottawa	Lower Hutt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.84	$48.75 NZ$85.02	-2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,031.76	$1,442.32 NZ$2,515.39	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,718.66	$1,057.70 NZ$1,844.62	-13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$166.35	$109.37 NZ$190.73	-8.0%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 19.5% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Lower Hutt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,102.46	$692.32 NZ$1,207.39	-12.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$22,034.96	$11,538.60 NZ$20,123.13	-26.8%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Lower Hutt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$8.05	$6.63 NZ$11.57	+15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.24	$3.46 NZ$6.04	-7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$18.11	$19.62 NZ$34.21	+51.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$62.39	$41.83 NZ$72.95	-6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$15.09	$10.38 NZ$18.11	-3.8%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 39.9% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Lower Hutt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.89	$69.31 NZ$120.87	+31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$54.43	$54.81 NZ$95.58	+40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$121.83	$113.30 NZ$197.60	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$129.96	$146.23 NZ$255.02	+57.4%
Average			+39.9%

Ottawa vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of clothing

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