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Pinellas Park vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Pinellas Park is 10.4% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in Pinellas Park
Groceries: pay 14.0% more in Pinellas Park
Transportation: pay 9.7% less in Pinellas Park
Housing: pay 18.5% more in Pinellas Park
Childcare: pay 20.2% more in Pinellas Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% less in Pinellas Park
Clothing: pay 2.1% more in Pinellas Park

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

Pinellas Park vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pinellas Park instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Pinellas Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.42	$20.00	+11.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$14.95	$12.00	+9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.72	$2.93	+46.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.11	$2.25	+44.4%
Average			+27.8%

Ottawa vs. Pinellas Park - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.0% more for groceries

	Ottawa	Pinellas Park
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.70	$3.80	+39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$7.94	$5.31	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.75	$4.34	-49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.78	$4.37	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.80	$5.42	-5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.59	$2.67	+39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.82	$0.82	+37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.21	$2.85	+74.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.26	$1.87	+12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.50	$1.23	+11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$1.98	$1.16	-20.7%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 9.7% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Pinellas Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.50	$3.35	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$131.87	$30.00	-69.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,189.97	$36,050.00	+47.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.12	$14.83	+0.1%
Average			-9.7%

Ottawa vs. Pinellas Park - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.5% more for housing

	Ottawa	Pinellas Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$67.79	$70.88	+42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$1,972.21	$1,337.50	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,668.28	$1,162.50	-5.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$161.48	$172.81	+45.3%
Average			+18.5%

Ottawa vs. Pinellas Park - Cost of housing

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pay 20.2% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Pinellas Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,070.15	$1,175.00	+49.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,389.07	$14,400.00	-8.6%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Pinellas Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.81	$6.00	+4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.08	$5.02	+34.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.58	$8.00	-38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$60.56	$26.33	-41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.65	$15.00	+39.0%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 2.1% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Pinellas Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$71.72	$56.43	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$52.84	$31.67	-18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$118.26	$86.50	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$126.15	$112.50	+21.1%
Average			+2.1%

Ottawa vs. Pinellas Park - Cost of clothing

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