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Stoke-On-Trent vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Stoke-On-Trent is 2.6% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% less in Stoke-On-Trent
Groceries: pay 33.1% less in Stoke-On-Trent
Transportation: pay 29.7% more in Stoke-On-Trent
Housing: pay 3.9% less in Stoke-On-Trent
Childcare: pay 9.5% more in Stoke-On-Trent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Stoke-On-Trent
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in Stoke-On-Trent

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing in Stoke-On-Trent are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Stoke-On-Trent.

Stoke-On-Trent vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stoke-On-Trent instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 3.4% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Stoke-On-Trent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$22.70 £16.98	+26.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$9.35 £6.99	-15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$1.84 £1.37	-8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.30 £0.97	-16.4%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 33.1% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Stoke-On-Trent
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$1.22 £0.91	-55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$3.62 £2.71	-38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$5.69 £4.25	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$3.32 £2.48	-5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$4.04 £3.02	-29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.13 £0.84	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.52 £0.39	-14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.15 £0.86	-29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.49 £1.11	-10.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.64 £0.48	-42.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.53 £0.40	-63.5%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 29.7% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Stoke-On-Trent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$7.12 £5.33	+75.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$86.80 £64.91	-10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	+54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$14.69 £10.99	-0.9%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 3.9% less for housing

	Ottawa	Stoke-On-Trent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$42.85 £32.05	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$794.58 £594.21	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$534.17 £399.47	-56.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$238.22 £178.15	+100.3%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 9.5% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Stoke-On-Trent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$924.56 £691.42	+17.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$16,025.19 £11,984.14	+1.7%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Stoke-On-Trent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$6.34 £4.74	+10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$4.24 £3.17	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$19.36 £14.48	+49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$31.61 £23.64	-29.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$12.69 £9.49	+17.6%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Stoke-On-Trent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$74.78 £55.93	+41.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$28.93 £21.64	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$81.80 £61.17	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$111.29 £83.22	+19.8%
Average			+7.4%

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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: December 2025

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