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Ramnicu Valcea vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Ramnicu Valcea is 32.5% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Groceries: pay 39.8% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Housing: pay 53.8% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Childcare: pay 51.4% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Ramnicu Valcea

Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Ramnicu Valcea.

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramnicu Valcea instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 19.2% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Ramnicu Valcea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.81	$8.05 RON34.91	-55.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.18	$6.90 RON29.92	-37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$2.15 RON9.31	+7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.69 RON7.31	+8.3%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 39.8% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Ramnicu Valcea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$1.25 RON5.42	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.07	$4.42 RON19.18	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.94	$6.03 RON26.15	-30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$3.33 RON14.42	-5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.92	$3.03 RON13.12	-47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$0.57 RON2.49	-69.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.73 RON3.17	+21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.63 RON2.71	-61.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.04 RON4.52	-37.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.45 RON1.93	-59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.45 RON1.97	-68.9%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Ramnicu Valcea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.59	$6.19 RON26.85	+53.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.97	$23.00 RON99.73	-76.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,717.98	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	+9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.44	$6.21 RON26.93	-58.1%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 53.8% less for housing

	Ottawa	Ramnicu Valcea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.87	$7.67 RON33.24	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,003.58	$448.59 RON1,944.80	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,694.82	$299.06 RON1,296.53	-75.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.04	$135.74 RON588.50	+14.1%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 51.4% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Ramnicu Valcea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,087.17	$456.02 RON1,977.01	-42.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,729.34	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	-60.6%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Ramnicu Valcea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.94	$2.53 RON10.97	-56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$2.07 RON8.98	-44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.86	$5.75 RON24.93	-55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.52	$40.64 RON176.20	-8.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.89	$9.20 RON39.89	-14.7%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Ramnicu Valcea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.86	$59.21 RON256.70	+12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.68	$37.09 RON160.82	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.14	$66.71 RON289.23	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.15	$72.85 RON315.82	-21.6%
Average			-9.4%

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