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Parry Sound vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Parry Sound is 6.7% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Parry Sound
Groceries: pay 34.1% less in Parry Sound
Transportation: pay 13.4% less in Parry Sound
Housing: pay 3.7% more in Parry Sound
Childcare: pay 63.8% more in Parry Sound
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% less in Parry Sound
Clothing: pay 42.5% more in Parry Sound

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

Parry Sound vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Parry Sound instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Parry Sound
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.97	$19.01 CA$26.39	+5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.28	$10.08 CA$13.99	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.78	$1.90 CA$2.63	-5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.16	$1.55 CA$2.15	-0.5%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 34.1% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Parry Sound
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.79	$2.38 CA$3.31	-12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.12	$2.12 CA$2.94	-63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$12.02	$8.75 CA$12.14	+1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.88	$3.14 CA$4.36	-10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.97	$4.88 CA$6.78	-15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.65	$1.56 CA$2.17	-18.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.33 CA$0.45	-45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.26	$0.33 CA$0.45	-80.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.31	$0.98 CA$1.36	-41.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.54	$0.76 CA$1.06	-30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.03	$0.62 CA$0.86	-57.6%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Parry Sound
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.62	$3.93 CA$5.46	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,943.58	$24,369.83 CA$33,839.43	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.58	$9.32 CA$12.95	-37.1%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 3.7% more for housing

	Ottawa	Parry Sound
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.33	$53.79 CA$74.69	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,016.99	$1,111.70 CA$1,543.68	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,706.16	$1,362.73 CA$1,892.25	+10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$165.14	$142.50 CA$197.88	+19.8%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 63.8% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Parry Sound
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,094.45	$1,291.00 CA$1,792.66	+63.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,874.73	??
Average			+63.8%

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pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Parry Sound
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.99	$5.02 CA$6.97	-12.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.20	$2.87 CA$3.98	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.98	$12.12 CA$16.83	-6.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.94	$33.71 CA$46.81	-24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.98	$10.76 CA$14.94	-0.3%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 42.5% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Parry Sound
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.35	$68.67 CA$95.36	+30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$54.04	$56.90 CA$79.01	+46.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.94	$112.96 CA$156.86	+29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$129.01	$152.41 CA$211.63	+64.0%
Average			+42.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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