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Ottawa vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 25.6% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% less in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 8.1% less in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in Ottawa
Housing: pay 24.9% less in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 30.2% less in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% less in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 35.8% less in Ottawa

Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 29.5% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$45.20 £37.15	$17.96 CA$26.01	-60.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £8.49	$10.78 CA$15.61	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.83 £2.33	$2.17 CA$3.14	-23.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 £2.06	$1.53 CA$2.22	-38.8%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 8.1% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 £1.89	$2.65 CA$3.84	+15.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 £4.38	$6.28 CA$9.09	+17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.84 £6.44	$9.92 CA$14.37	+26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 £4.42	$3.31 CA$4.80	-38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67 £4.66	$5.89 CA$8.53	+3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.55	$1.93 CA$2.80	+2.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 £1.14	$0.64 CA$0.92	-54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 £1.52	$1.44 CA$2.09	-21.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 £1.50	$1.69 CA$2.44	-7.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.29	$1.20 CA$1.74	-23.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.19	$1.31 CA$1.89	-9.5%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 £6.52	$4.15 CA$6.01	-47.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.16 £55.19	$92.50 CA$133.96	+37.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,768.06 £22,819.62	$24,412.64 CA$35,353.16	-12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.51 £42.33	$18.80 CA$27.22	-63.5%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 24.9% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.54 £59.61	$50.21 CA$72.72	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,808.15 £1,485.93	$1,425.51 CA$2,064.36	-21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,715.90 £1,410.12	$1,269.57 CA$1,838.52	-26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.51 £137.66	$131.33 CA$190.19	-21.6%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 30.2% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,324.77 £1,910.48	$999.72 CA$1,447.75	-57.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,664.60 £16,982.04	$19,936.07 CA$28,870.42	-3.5%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.75 £6.37	$5.75 CA$8.32	-25.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 £4.07	$3.71 CA$5.37	-25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.50 £12.74	$12.93 CA$18.73	-16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.05 £60.85	$46.27 CA$67.01	-37.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.08 £14.86	$10.78 CA$15.61	-40.4%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 35.8% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.09 £82.26	$57.20 CA$82.83	-42.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.31 £56.96	$44.39 CA$64.28	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.08 £99.50	$97.78 CA$141.59	-19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.34 £166.28	$110.86 CA$160.54	-45.2%
Average			-35.8%

Saint Helier vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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