Cost of living comparison
Canada is 11.2% cheaper than Austin.
If you lived in Canada instead of Austin, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Austin
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Austin
|
Canada
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.84
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.85
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
Austin
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.96
|
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,000.00
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.93
|
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Austin
|
Canada
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.16
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,457.21
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,656.82
|
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.53
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
Austin
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,208.00
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
Austin
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.93
|
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.12
|
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Austin
|
Canada
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.12
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.68
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.93
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.21
|
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
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