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Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Reggio Nell'emilia is 1.7% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Transportation: pay 50.5% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Housing: pay 31.4% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Childcare: pay 44.6% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Clothing: pay 29.0% more in Reggio Nell'emilia

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Reggio Nell'emilia are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Reggio Nell'emilia.

Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reggio Nell'emilia instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 24.1% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Reggio Nell'emilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$17.52 €14.93	-2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$11.68 €9.95	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$3.65 €3.11	+82.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.73 €1.47	+10.8%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Reggio Nell'emilia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$2.10 €1.79	-22.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$9.83 €8.38	+68.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$5.49 €4.68	-36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$3.78 €3.22	+7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$4.87 €4.15	-15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$0.97 €0.83	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.92 €0.78	+52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.06 €0.90	-35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.59 €1.35	-4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$1.05 €0.90	-4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$1.03 €0.88	-29.2%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 50.5% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Reggio Nell'emilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$7.90 €6.73	+95.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$37.96 €32.34	-60.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$36.79 €31.35	+148.3%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 31.4% less for housing

	Ottawa	Reggio Nell'emilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$28.37 €24.17	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$697.46 €594.24	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$550.90 €469.37	-55.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$148.33 €126.38	+24.7%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 44.6% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Reggio Nell'emilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$521.70 €444.49	-33.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$7,007.94 €5,970.80	-55.5%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Reggio Nell'emilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$5.84 €4.98	+1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$2.26 €1.92	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$7.01 €5.97	-45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$62.29 €53.07	+39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$10.51 €8.96	-2.6%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 29.0% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Reggio Nell'emilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$79.42 €67.67	+50.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$46.72 €39.81	+20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$105.12 €89.56	+20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$115.83 €98.68	+24.7%
Average			+29.0%

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