Cost of living comparison
Canada is 5.5% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Canada instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.76
|
$16.50
CA$22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.52
|
$9.99
CA$13.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.55
|
$2.03
CA$2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.21
|
$1.66
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.03
|
$2.50
CA$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.07
|
$5.43
CA$7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€3.98
|
$7.95
CA$10.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.89
|
$3.36
CA$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.37
|
$5.29
CA$7.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.84
CA$2.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.04
|
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.79
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.46
|
$4.40
CA$6.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.34
|
$68.18
CA$93.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,477.61
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,473.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.55
|
$16.78
CA$23.11
|
|
pay 29.1% more for housing
Belgium
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.19
|
$62.83
CA$86.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€738.59
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,721.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€628.69
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,578.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€154.06
|
$119.78
CA$164.95
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
Belgium
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€537.67
|
$744.16
CA$1,024.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,606.20
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,825.44
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Canada
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.91
|
$5.30
CA$7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.14
|
$3.57
CA$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.76
|
$12.99
CA$17.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.73
|
$43.10
CA$59.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€10.94
|
$11.26
CA$15.51
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Canada
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€84.97
|
$55.23
CA$76.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€37.79
|
$39.78
CA$54.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€79.56
|
$86.57
CA$119.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€118.94
|
$103.81
CA$142.95
|
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