Cost of living comparison
Italy is 10.3% cheaper than Halifax.
If you lived in Italy instead of Halifax, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
Halifax
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$15.74
€14.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
CA$12.61
|
$9.09
€8.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CA$2.47
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Halifax
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
CA$3.16
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
CA$7.17
|
$7.20
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
CA$9.77
|
$4.88
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
CA$4.76
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
CA$7.38
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CA$1.05
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.32
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
CA$2.88
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
CA$1.44
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CA$1.45
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Halifax
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
CA$6.98
|
$8.02
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.84
CA$83.24
|
$38.40
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,267.38
|
$25,887.08
€24,181.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$19.07
|
$18.65
€17.42
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
Halifax
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.02
CA$106.73
|
$30.75
€28.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,266.47
CA$1,732.58
|
$608.10
€568.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,015.83
CA$1,389.70
|
$488.80
€456.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.86
CA$163.97
|
$151.72
€141.72
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
Halifax
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.58
CA$840.76
|
$459.30
€429.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,721.71
CA$17,403.74
|
$9,604.44
€8,971.56
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Halifax
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
CA$7.06
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
CA$4.82
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.39
CA$59.36
|
$51.79
€48.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
Halifax
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.30
CA$86.60
|
$80.37
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.48
CA$48.54
|
$36.54
€34.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.91
CA$121.64
|
$89.56
€83.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
CA$135.19
|
$114.84
€107.28
|
|
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