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Paranaque City vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Paranaque City is 52.8% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% less in Paranaque City
Groceries: pay 34.3% less in Paranaque City
Transportation: pay 43.4% less in Paranaque City
Housing: pay 52.2% less in Paranaque City
Childcare: pay 86.4% less in Paranaque City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.1% less in Paranaque City
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Paranaque City

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Paranaque City.

Paranaque City vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.8% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Paranaque City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.81	$4.13 ₱241.87	-77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.18	$2.58 ₱151.17	-76.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$0.79 ₱46.11	-60.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.36 ₱21.16	-76.8%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Paranaque City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$1.24 ₱72.61	-54.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.07	$2.58 ₱151.17	-55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.94	$6.62 ₱387.85	-23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$1.92 ₱112.54	-45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.92	$1.87 ₱109.71	-67.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.93 ₱113.14	+1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.69 ₱40.23	+14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.30 ₱75.88	-20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.73 ₱42.97	-56.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.75 ₱44.19	-31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.91 ₱53.33	-37.6%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 43.4% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Paranaque City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.59	$4.12 ₱241.36	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.97	$10.32 ₱604.67	-89.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,717.98	$23,224.21 ₱1,360,508.79	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.44	$2.84 ₱166.28	-80.8%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 52.2% less for housing

	Ottawa	Paranaque City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.87	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,003.58	$331.16 ₱19,399.85	-77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,694.82	$279.55 ₱16,376.49	-77.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.04	$106.28 ₱6,225.87	-10.6%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 86.4% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Paranaque City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,087.17	$78.85 ₱4,619.01	-90.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,729.34	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	-82.8%
Average			-86.4%

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pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Paranaque City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.94	$1.20 ₱70.54	-79.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$1.89 ₱110.60	-49.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.86	$2.32 ₱136.05	-82.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.52	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	-3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.89	$6.88 ₱403.11	-36.2%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Paranaque City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.86	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	-32.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.68	$15.48 ₱907.01	-60.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.14	$64.51 ₱3,779.19	-25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.15	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	-1.9%
Average			-30.2%

Ottawa vs. Paranaque City - Cost of clothing

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