Cost of living comparison
Halifax is 35.8% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Halifax instead of Italy, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$16.88
CA$23.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$9.54
CA$13.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$2.15
CA$2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.76
CA$2.41
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
Italy
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$2.71
CA$3.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$6.20
CA$8.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$7.79
CA$10.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$3.75
CA$5.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$5.75
CA$7.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$2.11
CA$2.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.74
CA$1.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.76
CA$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$2.21
CA$3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.09
CA$1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.07
CA$1.47
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Italy
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$4.84
CA$6.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$60.55
CA$82.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$13.83
CA$18.92
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Italy
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$78.13
CA$106.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$1,445.28
CA$1,976.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$1,168.72
CA$1,598.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$144.60
CA$197.78
|
|
pay 54.6% more for childcare
Italy
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$845.72
CA$1,156.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$14,066.19
CA$19,240.44
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$5.69
CA$7.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$3.78
CA$5.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$14.68
CA$20.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$49.23
CA$67.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$9.72
CA$13.30
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Italy
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$59.89
CA$81.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$34.20
CA$46.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$103.31
CA$141.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$92.23
CA$126.15
|
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