Moving from Ottawa to Fort Myers
Snowbird favourite with Sanibel and Gulf beaches nearby. Here's how life in Fort Myers compares with Ottawa, and what changes when you cross the border.
Fort Myers is roughly 28°C warmer than Ottawa in January (about -10°C → 18°C), with little or no snow instead of about 223 cm a year and around 45 fewer sunny days. A typical home costs roughly 23% less in Fort Myers (about C$680,000 vs US$380,000, compared at a sample exchange rate), and everyday costs in Fort Myers are close to the US average. Florida has no state income tax, compared with a medium provincial income tax in Ontario. For lifestyle, you gain warm winters, beach and golf and leave behind big city, skiing and hiking. (Approximate figures.)
- January average
- -10°C → 18°C (+28°)
- July average
- 21°C → 28°C (+7°)
- Sunny days a year
- 305 → 260
- Snow a year
- 223 → 0 cm
- Cost of living index
- 100 → 103
- Typical home
- C$680,000 → US$380,000
- Property tax rate
- 1.1% → 1%
- Provincial or state income tax
- Medium → None
- Health care in Fort Myers
- Private, ~US$520/mo (approx.)
- Airport
- 15 min
- Ski hill
- 3h+
- Beach or lake
- 25 min
- Main industries
- Tourism, health, construction
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Climate, cost and risk figures are approximate and for comparison only. Prices are in each place's local currency.