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Saint Helier vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 54.9% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 60.2% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 23.5% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 32.1% more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 43.8% more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 89.2% more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.6% more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 88.8% more in Saint Helier

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Ottawa. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 60.2% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$25.16	$40.06 £30.25	+122.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.40	$10.68 £8.07	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.80	$3.17 £2.39	+58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.18	$2.54 £1.92	+62.9%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 23.5% more for groceries

	Ottawa	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.82	$2.33 £1.76	-14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.18	$4.31 £3.25	-26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$12.10	$8.21 £6.20	-5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.92	$5.72 £4.32	+62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$8.03	$5.27 £3.98	-8.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.67	$1.95 £1.47	+2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.84	$1.44 £1.09	+139.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.28	$1.91 £1.44	+17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.33	$1.89 £1.43	+13.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.55	$1.76 £1.33	+59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.04	$1.72 £1.30	+17.8%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 32.1% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.66	$8.09 £6.11	+99.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$135.85	$66.77 £50.42	-31.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$34,192.21	$22,034.64 £16,640.12	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.73	$25.19 £19.02	+70.0%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 43.8% more for housing

	Ottawa	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.84	$74.56 £56.31	+49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,031.76	$2,014.28 £1,521.14	+38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,718.66	$1,629.23 £1,230.36	+32.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$166.35	$183.82 £138.82	+54.6%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 89.2% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,102.46	$2,136.69 £1,613.59	+171.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$22,034.96	$16,915.48 £12,774.23	+7.4%
Average			+89.2%

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pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$8.05	$8.01 £6.05	+39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.24	$4.89 £3.69	+30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$18.11	$15.29 £11.55	+18.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$62.39	$68.44 £51.69	+53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$15.09	$20.70 £15.63	+91.8%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 88.8% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.89	$106.83 £80.68	+102.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$54.43	$71.67 £54.12	+84.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$121.83	$125.20 £94.55	+43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$129.96	$209.22 £158.00	+125.2%
Average			+88.8%

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