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Staten Island vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Staten Island is 40.9% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% more in Staten Island
Groceries: pay 50.3% more in Staten Island
Transportation: pay 23.4% more in Staten Island
Housing: pay 26.9% more in Staten Island
Childcare: pay 77.7% more in Staten Island
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.1% more in Staten Island
Clothing: pay 17.6% more in Staten Island

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing in Staten Island are more expensive than in Ottawa. Notably, entertainment and sports and childcare are significantly more expensive in Staten Island.

Staten Island vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Staten Island instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 12.3% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Staten Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.62	$22.00	+22.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.07	$12.00	+9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.74	$2.33	+16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.13	$1.58	+1.5%
Average			+12.3%

Ottawa vs. Staten Island - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.3% more for groceries

	Ottawa	Staten Island
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.73	$4.59	+68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.01	$8.89	+51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.84	$5.72	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.81	$7.06	+100.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.86	$6.00	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.61	$3.00	+57.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.82	$1.29	+114.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.23	$2.60	+59.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.28	$2.68	+60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.51	$1.63	+47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.00	$1.78	+22.0%
Average			+50.3%

Ottawa vs. Staten Island - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Staten Island
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.54	$3.40	-16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$132.94	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,458.87	$36,344.69	+48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.29	$20.40	+37.6%
Average			+23.4%

Ottawa vs. Staten Island - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.9% more for housing

	Ottawa	Staten Island
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.34	$67.59	+35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$1,988.18	$1,750.00	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,681.80	$1,400.00	+13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$162.78	$164.03	+37.9%
Average			+26.9%

Ottawa vs. Staten Island - Cost of housing

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pay 77.7% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Staten Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,078.82	$2,000.00	+153.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,562.36	$16,000.00	+1.6%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Staten Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.88	$8.00	+39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.12	$5.91	+57.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.72	$19.00	+46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.05	$116.67	+161.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.77	$20.00	+85.3%
Average			+78.1%

Ottawa vs. Staten Island - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.6% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Staten Island
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.30	$67.80	+28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.26	$37.50	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$119.22	$115.58	+32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$127.17	$105.00	+13.0%
Average			+17.6%

Ottawa vs. Staten Island - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2026

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