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Sutton Coldfield vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Sutton Coldfield is 22.3% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% less in Sutton Coldfield
Groceries: pay 28.0% less in Sutton Coldfield
Transportation: pay 38.5% more in Sutton Coldfield
Housing: pay 41.2% more in Sutton Coldfield
Childcare: pay 60.7% more in Sutton Coldfield
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% more in Sutton Coldfield
Clothing: pay 21.0% more in Sutton Coldfield

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Sutton Coldfield are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Sutton Coldfield.

Sutton Coldfield vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sutton Coldfield instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 9.7% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Sutton Coldfield
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$20.03 £15.02	+11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$10.14 £7.60	-7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$1.74 £1.30	-13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.11 £0.83	-29.0%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Sutton Coldfield
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$1.41 £1.06	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$4.07 £3.05	-30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$6.19 £4.64	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$3.61 £2.70	+2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$3.68 £2.76	-35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.10 £0.82	-42.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.68 £0.51	+13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.13 £0.85	-30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.29 £0.97	-22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.76 £0.57	-31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.69 £0.52	-52.8%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 38.5% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Sutton Coldfield
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$7.18 £5.38	+77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$106.83 £80.09	+10.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	+54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$16.66 £12.49	+12.4%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 41.2% more for housing

	Ottawa	Sutton Coldfield
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$36.50 £27.36	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$248.92 £186.60	+109.3%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 60.7% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Sutton Coldfield
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$1,586.36 £1,189.18	+101.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$18,918.63 £14,181.88	+20.1%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Sutton Coldfield
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$6.01 £4.50	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$4.57 £3.43	+22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$20.03 £15.02	+54.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$16.03 £12.01	+48.5%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 21.0% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Sutton Coldfield
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$97.58 £73.15	+84.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$40.06 £30.03	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$80.13 £60.06	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$96.82 £72.58	+4.2%
Average			+21.0%

Ottawa vs. Sutton Coldfield - Cost of clothing

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