Cost of living comparison
Comox is 76.3% more expensive than Boras.
If you lived in Comox instead of Boras, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
Boras
|
Comox
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.50
SEK115.07
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
SEK95.71
|
$8.67
CA$11.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SEK24.58
|
$1.99
CA$2.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
SEK21.31
|
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
Boras
|
Comox
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
SEK22.49
|
$2.32
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SEK44.01
|
$6.24
CA$8.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SEK45.35
|
$7.80
CA$10.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.78
SEK30.43
|
$3.82
CA$5.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.51
SEK38.50
|
$5.72
CA$7.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
SEK12.20
|
$1.65
CA$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
SEK10.10
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
SEK11.93
|
$1.58
CA$2.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.54
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SEK5.90
|
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
SEK5.42
|
$1.51
CA$2.07
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Boras
|
Comox
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.54
SEK93.52
|
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.37
SEK727.01
|
$40.56
CA$55.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,917.60
SEK251,053.71
|
$22,124.71
CA$30,267.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
SEK224.90
|
$14.49
CA$19.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Boras
|
Comox
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.03
SEK219.41
|
$64.44
CA$88.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.70
SEK7,128.13
|
$1,244.51
CA$1,702.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$458.35
SEK5,021.07
|
$1,327.48
CA$1,816.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.05
SEK690.69
|
$72.91
CA$99.75
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Boras
|
Comox
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.24
SEK1,569.09
|
$1,014.97
CA$1,388.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,432.35
SEK15,690.86
|
$2,802.46
CA$3,833.87
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
Boras
|
Comox
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
SEK78.45
|
$4.61
CA$6.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
SEK42.63
|
$3.69
CA$5.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.16
SEK78.45
|
$14.04
CA$19.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.18
SEK352.52
|
$44.25
CA$60.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.41
SEK135.99
|
$10.69
CA$14.63
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Boras
|
Comox
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
SEK993.16
|
$55.31
CA$75.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.76
SEK402.73
|
$31.96
CA$43.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
SEK981.05
|
$62.69
CA$85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.92
SEK1,105.53
|
$111.85
CA$153.02
|
|
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