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Palma De Mallorca vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Palma De Mallorca is 10.2% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% more in Palma De Mallorca
Groceries: pay 19.0% less in Palma De Mallorca
Transportation: pay 22.8% more in Palma De Mallorca
Housing: pay 6.9% more in Palma De Mallorca
Childcare: pay 20.6% less in Palma De Mallorca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Palma De Mallorca
Clothing: pay 56.1% more in Palma De Mallorca

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

Palma De Mallorca vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palma De Mallorca instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 34.8% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Palma De Mallorca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$17.52 €15.05	-2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$14.02 €12.04	+27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$2.73 €2.34	+36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$2.77 €2.38	+78.1%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 19.0% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Palma De Mallorca
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$1.40 €1.20	-48.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$8.18 €7.02	+39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$5.00 €4.29	-42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$3.44 €2.95	-2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$3.98 €3.42	-30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.16 €1.00	-39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.84 €0.72	+40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.86 €0.74	-47.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.31 €1.13	-21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.83 €0.71	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.98 €0.84	-32.8%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 22.8% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Palma De Mallorca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$6.91 €5.94	+70.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$43.80 €37.62	-54.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$38,969.97 €33,467.84	+59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$17.17 €14.75	+15.9%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 6.9% more for housing

	Ottawa	Palma De Mallorca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$41.85 €35.94	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$1,386.99 €1,191.16	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$1,061.81 €911.89	-13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$192.59 €165.40	+61.9%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 20.6% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Palma De Mallorca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$616.44 €529.40	-21.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$12,701.89 €10,908.52	-19.4%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Palma De Mallorca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$4.67 €4.01	-18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$3.39 €2.91	-9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$7.01 €6.02	-45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$60.40 €51.87	+35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$9.93 €8.53	-8.0%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 56.1% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Palma De Mallorca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$95.39 €81.92	+80.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$68.13 €58.51	+75.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$101.81 €87.44	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$141.13 €121.21	+51.9%
Average			+56.1%

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