Cost of living comparison

Ottawa, Canada

compared to

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 55.9% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 61.5% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 37.7% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 70.8% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 74.3% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.0% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 26.8% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$24.60	$5.23 R$29.06	-70.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$14.76	$5.92 R$32.93	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$2.97	$0.99 R$5.52	-54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.10	$0.55 R$3.07	-64.0%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 61.5% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.63	$1.08 R$5.99	-59.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$8.60	$3.34 R$18.58	-46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$13.59	$3.00 R$16.68	-69.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.54	$1.64 R$9.10	-50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.07	$1.34 R$7.46	-77.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.65	$0.84 R$4.69	-56.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.87	$0.38 R$2.09	-41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$1.98	$0.39 R$2.16	-73.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.31	$0.54 R$2.98	-68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.65	$0.42 R$2.33	-65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.79	$0.41 R$2.28	-68.7%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 37.7% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.68	$3.73 R$20.72	-10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$126.70	$52.25 R$290.55	-43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,436.77	$16,373.17 R$91,039.75	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$25.74	$6.75 R$37.53	-64.1%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 70.8% less for housing

	Ottawa	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$68.78	$19.47 R$108.28	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$1,952.45	$289.14 R$1,607.72	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,738.86	$207.28 R$1,152.52	-83.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$179.88	$54.12 R$300.91	-58.8%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 74.3% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,369.27	$263.95 R$1,467.66	-73.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$27,305.44	$4,993.24 R$27,763.89	-75.0%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$7.87	$2.04 R$11.37	-64.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.08	$1.65 R$9.20	-55.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$17.71	$1.83 R$10.17	-85.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$63.37	$20.47 R$113.80	-55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$14.76	$5.57 R$30.99	-48.3%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$78.34	$41.42 R$230.31	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$60.80	$39.42 R$219.21	-11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$133.92	$73.90 R$410.92	-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$151.83	$62.27 R$346.24	-43.8%
Average			-26.8%

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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: June 2025

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