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Ottawa vs. Ras Al-khaimah Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 53.4% more expensive than Ras Al-khaimah.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 79.7% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 27.2% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 33.3% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% less in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 37.7% less in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation in Ottawa are more expensive than in Ras Al-khaimah. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Ottawa. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Ras Al-khaimah Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Ras Al-khaimah, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Ras Al-khaimah	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 AED30.00	$17.99 CA$24.87	+120.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.81 AED25.00	$11.01 CA$15.22	+61.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 AED4.54	$2.00 CA$2.77	+61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 AED2.17	$1.56 CA$2.15	+164.0%
Average			+102.0%

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pay 79.7% more for groceries

	Ras Al-khaimah	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.80 AED6.61	$2.73 CA$3.77	+51.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 AED23.38	$5.85 CA$8.09	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.48 AED23.80	$8.65 CA$11.97	+33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 AED8.98	$3.52 CA$4.86	+43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 AED14.91	$5.74 CA$7.94	+41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 AED3.71	$1.91 CA$2.64	+88.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 AED2.99	$0.60 CA$0.83	-26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 AED2.54	$1.63 CA$2.25	+135.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 AED2.22	$1.67 CA$2.30	+176.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 AED1.68	$1.11 CA$1.53	+141.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 AED1.80	$1.46 CA$2.02	+198.2%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

	Ras Al-khaimah	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.95 AED10.85	$4.05 CA$5.60	+37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.99 AED235.00	$97.12 CA$134.31	+51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,426.00 AED166,827.00	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	-46.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.91 AED32.72	$14.82 CA$20.49	+66.3%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 33.3% more for housing

	Ras Al-khaimah	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$97.65 AED358.63	$49.93 CA$69.04	-48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$768.61 AED2,822.73	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	+89.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$673.93 AED2,475.00	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	+82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.37 AED394.33	$118.93 CA$164.46	+10.8%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Ras Al-khaimah	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$245.06 AED900.00	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	+221.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,943.50 AED25,500.00	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	+126.9%
Average			+174.2%

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ras Al-khaimah	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.89 AED40.00	$5.76 CA$7.96	-47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 AED22.00	$3.74 CA$5.18	-37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.81 AED25.00	$12.95 CA$17.91	+90.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.94 AED190.74	$44.60 CA$61.68	-14.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.93 AED47.50	$10.79 CA$14.92	-16.6%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 37.7% less for clothing

	Ras Al-khaimah	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.72 AED425.00	$52.82 CA$73.05	-54.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.46 AED200.00	$38.91 CA$53.81	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.15 AED500.00	$87.10 CA$120.44	-36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.15 AED500.00	$92.91 CA$128.48	-31.8%
Average			-37.7%

Ras Al-khaimah vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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