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Milton Keynes vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Milton Keynes is 25.9% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% less in Milton Keynes
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Milton Keynes
Transportation: pay 29.6% more in Milton Keynes
Housing: pay 28.8% more in Milton Keynes
Childcare: pay 91.5% more in Milton Keynes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% more in Milton Keynes
Clothing: pay 29.3% more in Milton Keynes

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and housing in Milton Keynes are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Milton Keynes. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Milton Keynes.

Milton Keynes vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Milton Keynes instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 8.4% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Milton Keynes
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	$10.68 £8.01	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$1.74 £1.30	-13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.11 £0.83	-29.0%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Milton Keynes
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	$5.31 £3.98	-38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$3.61 £2.70	+2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$3.68 £2.76	-35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.42 £1.06	-25.6%
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	$1.29 £0.97	-22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.78 £0.59	-29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.69 £0.52	-52.8%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 29.6% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Milton Keynes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$7.18 £5.38	+77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$72.11 £54.06	-25.8%
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	$16.69 £12.51	+12.6%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 28.8% more for housing

	Ottawa	Milton Keynes
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	$1,687.10 £1,264.69	+16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$1,352.13 £1,013.59	+10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$256.75 £192.46	+115.9%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 91.5% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Milton Keynes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$1,891.86 £1,418.19	+140.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$22,515.39 £16,878.10	+42.9%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Milton Keynes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$6.01 £4.50	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$4.62 £3.46	+23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$20.43 £15.32	+57.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$36.72 £27.53	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$23.37 £17.52	+116.6%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 29.3% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Milton Keynes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$115.18 £86.34	+118.0%
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			+29.3%

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