Cost of living comparison
Canada is 13.3% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Canada instead of Austria, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.15
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.66
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
Austria
|
Canada
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.83
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.70
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
Austria
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.75
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.99
|
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,251.52
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.52
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
Austria
|
Canada
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.09
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.97
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€581.41
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.65
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
|
pay 70.6% more for childcare
Austria
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.46
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,675.73
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Canada
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.11
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.80
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.85
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.93
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Austria
|
Canada
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.83
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.13
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.77
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.33
|
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
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