Cost of living comparison

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Palo Alto is 50.1% more expensive than Ottawa.

If you lived in Palo Alto instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 34.9% more for restaurants

 
Ottawa
Palo Alto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.96
CA$24.99
$27.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.78
CA$14.99
$11.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
CA$3.02
$3.00
 

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pay 42.5% more for groceries

 
Ottawa
Palo Alto
Bread
1 loaf
$2.65
CA$3.69
$5.22
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.28
CA$8.74
$8.45
 
Milk (1 gallon) $9.92
CA$13.80
$5.33
 

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

 
Ottawa
Palo Alto
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.15
CA$5.77
$4.85
 
Monthly public transit pass $92.50
CA$128.69
$90.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,412.64
CA$33,961.64
$30,530.00
 

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pay 93.1% more for housing

 
Ottawa
Palo Alto
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.21
CA$69.86
$60.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,425.51
CA$1,983.10
$3,397.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,269.57
CA$1,766.16
$3,198.33
 

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Ottawa
Palo Alto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $999.72
CA$1,390.76
$2,705.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,936.07
CA$27,734.07
$37,770.00
 

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pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ottawa
Palo Alto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.75
CA$8.00
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
CA$5.16
$5.10
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.93
CA$17.99
$11.00
 

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

 
Ottawa
Palo Alto
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.20
CA$79.57
$45.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.39
CA$61.75
$36.12
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.78
CA$136.02
$80.00
 

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