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Canton vs. Brugge Cost of Living Summary

Canton vs. Brugge Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canton instead of Brugge, you would:

pay 26.8% less for restaurants

 
Brugge
Canton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.39
€20.00
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€10.00
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.95
€2.64
$2.17
 

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

 
Brugge
Canton
Bread
1 loaf
$1.92
€1.71
$2.47
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.77
€5.15
$5.57
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.65
€4.15
$3.37
 

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pay 29.2% less for transportation

 
Brugge
Canton
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.63
€6.81
$3.53
 
Monthly public transit pass $54.87
€48.99
$40.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,462.03
€31,663.94
$36,168.00
 

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pay 5.8% less for housing

 
Brugge
Canton
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.04
€47.36
$65.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $923.78
€824.84
$883.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $839.80
€749.86
$783.00
 

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pay 2.7% less for childcare

 
Brugge
Canton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $597.19
€533.23
$200.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,038.81
€4,499.14
$14,250.00
 

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pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Brugge
Canton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.32
€4.75
$3.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.34
€3.87
$4.22
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.16
€11.75
$8.00
 

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pay 47.6% less for clothing

 
Brugge
Canton
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$102.18
€91.23
$45.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$59.35
€52.99
$40.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.65
€79.15
$72.50
 

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