Cost of living comparison
Boras is 12.0% cheaper than Comox.
If you lived in Boras instead of Comox, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Comox
|
Boras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
$10.50
kr114.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.67
CA$11.94
|
$8.74
kr95.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CA$2.74
|
$2.24
kr24.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CA$2.52
|
$1.95
kr21.16
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Comox
|
Boras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
CA$3.20
|
$2.05
kr22.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
CA$8.60
|
$4.02
kr43.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
CA$10.74
|
$4.14
kr45.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
CA$5.26
|
$2.78
kr30.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.72
CA$7.88
|
$3.51
kr38.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
CA$2.27
|
$1.11
kr12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.92
kr10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
CA$2.17
|
$1.09
kr11.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.46
|
$1.14
kr12.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.92
|
$0.54
kr5.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
CA$2.09
|
$0.50
kr5.38
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
Comox
|
Boras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
CA$7.48
|
$8.54
kr92.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.56
CA$55.88
|
$66.37
kr721.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,480.11
|
$22,917.60
kr249,247.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.49
CA$19.96
|
$20.53
kr223.28
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
Comox
|
Boras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.44
CA$88.78
|
$20.03
kr217.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,244.51
CA$1,714.51
|
$650.70
kr7,076.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,327.48
CA$1,828.81
|
$458.35
kr4,984.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.91
CA$100.45
|
$63.05
kr685.72
|
|
pay 67.4% less for childcare
Comox
|
Boras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,014.97
CA$1,398.27
|
$143.24
kr1,557.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,802.46
CA$3,860.81
|
$1,432.35
kr15,577.95
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
Comox
|
Boras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.61
CA$6.35
|
$7.16
kr77.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CA$5.08
|
$3.89
kr42.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.04
CA$19.34
|
$7.16
kr77.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.25
CA$60.96
|
$32.18
kr349.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
CA$14.73
|
$12.41
kr135.01
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Comox
|
Boras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.31
CA$76.20
|
$90.66
kr986.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.96
CA$44.03
|
$36.76
kr399.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.69
CA$86.36
|
$89.56
kr973.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.85
CA$154.09
|
$100.92
kr1,097.58
|
|
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