Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 5.9% more expensive than Halifax.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Halifax, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
Halifax
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
CA$12.61
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CA$2.47
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Halifax
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
CA$3.16
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
CA$7.17
|
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
CA$9.77
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
CA$4.76
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
CA$7.38
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CA$1.05
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.32
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
CA$2.88
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
CA$1.44
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CA$1.45
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
Halifax
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
CA$6.98
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.84
CA$83.24
|
$91.63
£73.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,267.38
|
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$19.07
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Halifax
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.02
CA$106.73
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,266.47
CA$1,732.58
|
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,015.83
CA$1,389.70
|
$836.18
£666.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.86
CA$163.97
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
|
pay 61.5% more for childcare
Halifax
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.58
CA$840.76
|
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,721.71
CA$17,403.74
|
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
Halifax
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
CA$7.06
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
CA$4.82
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.39
CA$59.36
|
$41.78
£33.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Halifax
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.30
CA$86.60
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.48
CA$48.54
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.91
CA$121.64
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
CA$135.19
|
$80.83
£64.43
|
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