Cost of living comparison

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Ottawa vs. Hilton Head Island Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 14.8% more expensive than Hilton Head Island.

Restaurants
pay 9.6% less in Ottawa
Groceries
pay 27.6% more in Ottawa
Transportation
pay 5.9% more in Ottawa
Housing
pay 22.3% less in Ottawa
Childcare
pay 26.3% more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.0% more in Ottawa
Clothing
pay 42.7% more in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. Hilton Head Island Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Hilton Head Island, you would:

pay 9.6% less for restaurants

 
Hilton Head Island
Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.00
 
$17.96
CA$25.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$10.78
CA$15.57
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.79
 
$2.17
CA$3.14

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

 
Hilton Head Island
Ottawa
Bread
1 loaf
$3.58
 
$2.65
CA$3.83
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
 
$6.28
CA$9.07
Milk (1 gallon) $2.75
 
$9.92
CA$14.34

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pay 5.9% more for transportation

 
Hilton Head Island
Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.55
 
$4.15
CA$6.00
Monthly public transit pass ?? $92.50
CA$133.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,000.00
 
$24,412.64
CA$35,270.16

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pay 22.3% less for housing

 
Hilton Head Island
Ottawa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$64.46
 
$50.21
CA$72.55
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,133.33
 
$1,425.51
CA$2,059.51
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,800.00
 
$1,269.57
CA$1,834.21

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pay 26.3% more for childcare

 
Hilton Head Island
Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,416.67
 
$999.72
CA$1,444.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,960.00
 
$19,936.07
CA$28,802.64

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pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Hilton Head Island
Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
 
$5.75
CA$8.30
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00
 
$3.71
CA$5.36
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.50
 
$12.93
CA$18.68

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pay 42.7% more for clothing

 
Hilton Head Island
Ottawa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$35.00
 
$57.20
CA$82.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.00
 
$44.39
CA$64.13
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.00
 
$97.78
CA$141.26

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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: January 2025
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