Cost of living comparison

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Canada vs. Arizona Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 7.1% cheaper than Arizona.

Restaurants
pay 17.3% less in Canada
Groceries
pay 5.8% more in Canada
Transportation
pay 5.6% more in Canada
Housing
pay 25.0% less in Canada
Childcare
pay 16.4% less in Canada
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.5% less in Canada
Clothing
pay 1.6% less in Canada

The cost of groceries and transportation in Canada are more expensive than in Arizona. Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Canada.

Canada vs. Arizona Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Arizona, you would:

pay 17.3% less for restaurants

 
Arizona
Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.56
 
$16.37
CA$23.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.75
 
$10.01
CA$14.56
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.58
 
$2.00
CA$2.90

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

 
Arizona
Canada
Bread
1 loaf
$3.49
 
$2.48
CA$3.61
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.20
 
$5.30
CA$7.71
Milk (1 gallon) $3.50
 
$8.04
CA$11.69

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

 
Arizona
Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.79
 
$4.35
CA$6.32
Monthly public transit pass $53.40
 
$65.88
CA$95.80
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,537.50
 
$24,555.94
CA$35,710.48

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pay 25.0% less for housing

 
Arizona
Canada
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$80.87
 
$60.95
CA$88.64
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,573.68
 
$1,220.42
CA$1,774.79
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,370.59
 
$1,114.36
CA$1,620.55

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pay 16.4% less for childcare

 
Arizona
Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,069.58
 
$729.99
CA$1,061.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,135.00
 
$12,017.58
CA$17,476.56

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Arizona
Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.76
 
$5.20
CA$7.56
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.21
 
$3.58
CA$5.21
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.94
 
$12.91
CA$18.78

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pay 1.6% less for clothing

 
Arizona
Canada
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.15
 
$53.89
CA$78.37
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.56
 
$39.01
CA$56.74
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.98
 
$84.94
CA$123.52

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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