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Ottawa vs. Parry Sound Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 8.6% more expensive than Parry Sound.

Restaurants: pay 2.5% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 89.0% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 20.7% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 0.7% less in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 38.9% less in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Ottawa

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Ottawa are more expensive than in Parry Sound. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in Ottawa. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Parry Sound Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Parry Sound, you would:

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pay 2.5% more for restaurants

	Parry Sound	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.01 CA$26.39	$17.99 CA$24.97	-5.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 CA$13.99	$11.01 CA$15.28	+9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 CA$2.63	$2.00 CA$2.78	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 CA$2.15	$1.56 CA$2.16	+0.5%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 89.0% more for groceries

	Parry Sound	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 CA$3.31	$2.73 CA$3.79	+14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.12 CA$2.94	$5.85 CA$8.12	+176.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.75 CA$12.14	$8.65 CA$12.02	-1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.14 CA$4.36	$3.52 CA$4.88	+11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.88 CA$6.78	$5.74 CA$7.97	+17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 CA$2.17	$1.91 CA$2.65	+22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 CA$0.45	$0.60 CA$0.83	+84.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 CA$0.45	$1.63 CA$2.26	+400.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 CA$1.36	$1.67 CA$2.31	+70.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CA$1.06	$1.11 CA$1.54	+44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 CA$0.86	$1.46 CA$2.03	+136.1%
Average			+89.0%

Parry Sound vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.7% more for transportation

	Parry Sound	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 CA$5.46	$4.05 CA$5.62	+2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$97.12 CA$134.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,369.83 CA$33,839.43	$24,444.83 CA$33,943.58	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.32 CA$12.95	$14.82 CA$20.58	+58.9%
Average			+20.7%

Parry Sound vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.7% less for housing

	Parry Sound	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.79 CA$74.69	$49.93 CA$69.33	-7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,111.70 CA$1,543.68	$1,452.55 CA$2,016.99	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,362.73 CA$1,892.25	$1,228.71 CA$1,706.16	-9.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.50 CA$197.88	$118.93 CA$165.14	-16.5%
Average			-0.7%

Parry Sound vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing

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pay 38.9% less for childcare

	Parry Sound	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,291.00 CA$1,792.66	$788.18 CA$1,094.45	-38.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$15,753.32 CA$21,874.73
Average			-38.9%

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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Parry Sound	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$6.97	$5.76 CA$7.99	+14.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 CA$3.98	$3.74 CA$5.20	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.12 CA$16.83	$12.95 CA$17.98	+6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.71 CA$46.81	$44.60 CA$61.94	+32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.94	$10.79 CA$14.98	+0.3%
Average			+16.9%

Parry Sound vs. Ottawa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Parry Sound	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.67 CA$95.36	$52.82 CA$73.35	-23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.90 CA$79.01	$38.91 CA$54.04	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.96 CA$156.86	$87.10 CA$120.94	-22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.41 CA$211.63	$92.91 CA$129.01	-39.0%
Average			-29.1%

Parry Sound vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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