Cost of living comparison

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Canada

North Vancouver vs. Bellingham Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 5.9% cheaper than Bellingham.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% less in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 22.0% less in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 30.4% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 2.2% less in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 17.3% less in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% less in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in North Vancouver

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

North Vancouver vs. Bellingham Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Bellingham, you would:

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pay 16.4% less for restaurants

	Bellingham	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$17.94 CA$25.41	-10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.21	$10.76 CA$15.25	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.07 CA$2.93	-17.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.61 CA$2.28	-19.4%
Average			-16.4%

Bellingham vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.0% less for groceries

	Bellingham	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$4.13	$2.39 CA$3.39	-42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.49	$5.02 CA$7.11	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33	$6.88 CA$9.75	+59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70	$3.49 CA$4.94	-25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.18	$4.85 CA$6.87	-32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.57	$1.39 CA$1.97	-45.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82	$0.58 CA$0.83	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.34 CA$1.90	-37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.74 CA$2.46	-26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.38	$1.15 CA$1.62	-16.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.97 CA$1.37	-3.3%
Average			-22.0%

Bellingham vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.4% more for transportation

	Bellingham	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21	$4.76 CA$6.74	+13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$87.99 CA$124.64	+193.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,656.56	$24,382.26 CA$34,536.26	-33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.13	$15.14 CA$21.45	-51.3%
Average			+30.4%

Bellingham vs. North Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Bellingham	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.98	$67.45 CA$95.54	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,618.40	$1,834.98 CA$2,599.16	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,415.00	$1,607.40 CA$2,276.80	+13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$137.80	$100.30 CA$142.07	-27.2%
Average			-2.2%

Bellingham vs. North Vancouver - Cost of housing

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pay 17.3% less for childcare

	Bellingham	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,450.00	$1,199.27 CA$1,698.71	-17.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,763.85 CA$15,246.45
Average			-17.3%

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pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bellingham	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$5.02 CA$7.12	-28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.84	$3.96 CA$5.61	-18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$14.35 CA$20.33	+10.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.75	$32.00 CA$45.33	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$11.93 CA$16.90	-33.7%
Average			-24.6%

Bellingham vs. North Vancouver - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Bellingham	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.00	$60.42 CA$85.58	+34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.50	$38.27 CA$54.21	+34.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.67	$84.68 CA$119.94	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.67	$89.70 CA$127.05	-11.8%
Average			+11.1%

Bellingham vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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