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Ponta Delgada vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Ponta Delgada is 19.4% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% less in Ponta Delgada
Groceries: pay 17.9% less in Ponta Delgada
Transportation: pay 18.7% more in Ponta Delgada
Housing: pay 30.3% less in Ponta Delgada
Childcare: pay 59.2% less in Ponta Delgada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% less in Ponta Delgada
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Ponta Delgada

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

Ponta Delgada vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ponta Delgada instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 12.3% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Ponta Delgada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$12.85 €11.03	-28.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$10.45 €8.98	-5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$1.89 €1.62	-5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.40 €1.20	-10.0%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 17.9% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Ponta Delgada
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$1.71 €1.47	-37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$8.60 €7.39	+47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$3.83 €3.29	-55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$3.14 €2.70	-10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$5.36 €4.61	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.14 €0.98	-40.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.81 €0.70	+35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.01 €0.86	-38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.46 €1.26	-12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.75 €0.64	-32.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.79 €0.68	-46.0%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 18.7% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Ponta Delgada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$7.18 €6.17	+77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$58.40 €50.15	-39.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$17.45 €14.99	+17.8%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 30.3% less for housing

	Ottawa	Ponta Delgada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$31.54 €27.08	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$953.86 €819.18	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$661.86 €568.41	-46.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$113.88 €97.80	-4.2%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 59.2% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Ponta Delgada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$292.00 €250.77	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$7,007.94 €6,018.49	-55.5%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Ponta Delgada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$3.21 €2.76	-44.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$1.78 €1.52	-52.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$4.67 €4.01	-63.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$34.46 €29.59	-22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$9.81 €8.43	-9.1%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Ponta Delgada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$49.64 €42.63	-6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$35.04 €30.09	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$70.08 €60.18	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$140.16 €120.37	+50.9%
Average			+3.8%

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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: December 2025

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