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Ottawa vs. Jubail Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 2.2 times more expensive than Jubail.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 80.4% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 60.6% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 19.5% more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Ottawa are more expensive than in Jubail. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Jubail Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Jubail, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Jubail	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.66 SAR25.00	$17.96 CA$25.95	+169.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.05 SAR34.00	$10.78 CA$15.57	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 SAR2.94	$2.17 CA$3.14	+177.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.00	$1.53 CA$2.21	+475.0%
Average			+210.4%

Jubail vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.4% more for groceries

	Jubail	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 SAR5.62	$2.65 CA$3.83	+76.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99 SAR15.00	$6.28 CA$9.07	+57.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 SAR23.93	$9.92 CA$14.34	+55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 SAR9.16	$3.31 CA$4.79	+35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 SAR12.70	$5.89 CA$8.51	+74.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 SAR3.74	$1.93 CA$2.79	+94.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.85	$0.64 CA$0.92	-16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 SAR2.72	$1.44 CA$2.08	+99.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.34	$1.69 CA$2.44	+170.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$1.20 CA$1.74	+121.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$1.31 CA$1.89	+116.3%
Average			+80.4%

Jubail vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.6% more for transportation

	Jubail	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 SAR8.75	$4.15 CA$6.00	+78.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.41 SAR121.73	$92.50 CA$133.65	+185.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,296.06 SAR87,490.89	$24,412.64 CA$35,270.16	+4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.29 SAR94.99	$18.80 CA$27.15	-25.7%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Jubail	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.21 SAR241.14	$50.21 CA$72.55	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$374.40 SAR1,406.10	$1,425.51 CA$2,059.51	+280.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.24 SAR999.90	$1,269.57 CA$1,834.21	+376.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.55 SAR328.79	$131.33 CA$189.74	+50.0%
Average			+171.4%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Jubail	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.34 SAR759.92	$999.72 CA$1,444.35	+394.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,787.54 SAR29,246.96	$19,936.07 CA$28,802.64	+156.0%
Average			+275.1%

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pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Jubail	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 SAR7.00	$5.75 CA$8.30	+208.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.64 SAR13.67	$3.71 CA$5.36	+2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.06 SAR26.50	$12.93 CA$18.68	+83.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.50 SAR399.96	$46.27 CA$66.85	-56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.84 SAR51.99	$10.78 CA$15.57	-22.2%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 19.5% more for clothing

	Jubail	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.04 SAR169.15	$57.20 CA$82.63	+27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.68 SAR231.64	$44.39 CA$64.13	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.54 SAR287.47	$97.78 CA$141.26	+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.22 SAR274.97	$110.86 CA$160.16	+51.4%
Average			+19.5%

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