Cost of living comparison
Canada is 1.5% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Canada instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
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Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Canada
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Canada
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
|
pay 11.6% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Canada
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Canada
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
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Canada
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
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pay 4.0% less for clothing
United Kingdom
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Canada
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$97.82
CA$133.74
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