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New Plymouth vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

New Plymouth is 0.9% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% less in New Plymouth
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in New Plymouth
Transportation: pay 27.1% more in New Plymouth
Housing: pay 39.5% less in New Plymouth
Childcare: pay 46.5% more in New Plymouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in New Plymouth
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in New Plymouth

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

New Plymouth vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Plymouth instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 5.1% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	New Plymouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$12.40 NZ$21.47	-31.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$8.65 NZ$14.98	-21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$2.17 NZ$3.76	+8.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.92 NZ$3.33	+23.5%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Ottawa	New Plymouth
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$1.27 NZ$2.19	-53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$2.76 NZ$4.78	-52.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$5.42 NZ$9.38	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$5.58 NZ$9.66	+58.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$3.40 NZ$5.89	-40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$0.92 NZ$1.59	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.87 NZ$1.51	+45.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.21 NZ$2.10	-25.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$2.87 NZ$4.96	+72.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.71 NZ$1.22	-36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.65 NZ$1.13	-55.2%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 27.1% more for transportation

	Ottawa	New Plymouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+36.2%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 39.5% less for housing

	Ottawa	New Plymouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$38.94 NZ$67.41	-22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$696.16 NZ$1,205.06	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$644.24 NZ$1,115.18	-47.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$75.96 NZ$131.48	-36.1%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 46.5% more for childcare

	Ottawa	New Plymouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+46.5%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	New Plymouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$5.05 NZ$8.74	-12.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$3.51 NZ$6.08	-6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+55.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$43.27 NZ$74.90	-3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$10.53 NZ$18.23	-2.4%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Ottawa	New Plymouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$59.14 NZ$102.36	+11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$34.62 NZ$59.92	-11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$69.23 NZ$119.84	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$63.46 NZ$109.85	-31.7%
Average			-12.8%

Ottawa vs. New Plymouth - Cost of clothing

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