Moving from Ottawa to Orlando
Theme parks, lakes everywhere and an hour to Atlantic beaches. Here's how life in Orlando compares with Ottawa, and what changes when you cross the border.
Orlando is roughly 26°C warmer than Ottawa in January (about -10°C → 16°C), with little or no snow instead of about 223 cm a year and around 72 fewer sunny days. A typical home costs roughly 19% less in Orlando (about C$680,000 vs US$400,000, compared at a sample exchange rate), and everyday costs in Orlando 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, golf and nightlife and leave behind skiing and hiking. (Approximate figures.)
- January average
- -10°C → 16°C (+26°)
- July average
- 21°C → 28°C (+7°)
- Sunny days a year
- 305 → 233
- Snow a year
- 223 → 0 cm
- Cost of living index
- 100 → 101
- Typical home
- C$680,000 → US$400,000
- Property tax rate
- 1.1% → 1%
- Provincial or state income tax
- Medium → None
- Health care in Orlando
- Private, ~US$520/mo (approx.)
- Airport
- 20 min
- Ski hill
- 3h+
- Beach or lake
- 10 min
- Main industries
- Tourism, simulation tech, health
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Climate, cost and risk figures are approximate and for comparison only. Prices are in each place's local currency.