Cost of living comparison
Canada is 39.5% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Canada instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$16.50
CA$22.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$9.99
CA$13.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$5.43
CA$7.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$7.95
CA$10.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$3.36
CA$4.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$5.29
CA$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$4.40
CA$5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
$68.18
CA$92.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,090.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$16.78
CA$22.85
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
Victoria
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$62.83
CA$85.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,702.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,560.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$119.78
CA$163.12
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$744.16
CA$1,013.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,638.50
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$5.30
CA$7.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$3.57
CA$4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$12.99
CA$17.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$43.10
CA$58.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$11.26
CA$15.33
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$55.23
CA$75.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$39.78
CA$54.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$86.57
CA$117.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$103.81
CA$141.36
|
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