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Richmond Hill vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Richmond Hill is 5.3% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% less in Richmond Hill
Groceries: pay 8.1% less in Richmond Hill
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Richmond Hill
Housing: pay 21.1% more in Richmond Hill
Childcare: pay 23.1% less in Richmond Hill
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Richmond Hill
Clothing: pay 2.4% less in Richmond Hill

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Richmond Hill.

Richmond Hill vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richmond Hill instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 15.2% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Richmond Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$14.75 CA$20.39	-18.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$9.35 CA$12.93	-15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$1.83 CA$2.53	-8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.26 CA$1.74	-19.2%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 8.1% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Richmond Hill
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$2.26 CA$3.13	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$3.97 CA$5.49	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$11.81 CA$16.33	+36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$3.28 CA$4.53	-6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$5.13 CA$7.09	-10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.80 CA$2.48	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.60 CA$0.83	+0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.47 CA$2.04	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.54 CA$2.13	-7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$1.11 CA$1.53	+0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.93 CA$1.29	-36.2%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Richmond Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$4.05 CA$5.60
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$110.79 CA$153.21	+14.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$12.00 CA$16.59	-19.0%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 21.1% more for housing

	Ottawa	Richmond Hill
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$56.36 CA$77.93	+12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$1,755.41 CA$2,427.47	+20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$1,798.58 CA$2,487.16	+46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$123.78 CA$171.18	+4.1%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 23.1% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Richmond Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$647.49 CA$895.38	-17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$11,271.09 CA$15,586.22	-28.5%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Richmond Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$5.04 CA$6.96	-12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$3.17 CA$4.38	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$12.95 CA$17.91
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$43.17 CA$59.69	-3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$11.26 CA$15.57	+4.3%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Richmond Hill
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$60.43 CA$83.57	+14.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$43.17 CA$59.69	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$62.95 CA$87.05	-27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$86.33 CA$119.38	-7.1%
Average			-2.4%

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