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North Vancouver vs. Brugge Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 17.9% more expensive than Brugge.

Restaurants: pay 16.3% less in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 38.0% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 54.0% more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 91.8% more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% less in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 37.4% less in North Vancouver

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

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North Vancouver vs. Brugge Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.3% less for restaurants

	Brugge	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$21.04 CA$29.79	-6.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$9.12 CA$12.91	-18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.63	$2.28 CA$3.23	-22.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 €2.57	$1.72 CA$2.43	-40.4%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 38.0% more for groceries

	Brugge	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$1.92 €1.71	$2.76 CA$3.91	+43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 €5.14	$6.88 CA$9.73	+19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 €4.14	$7.40 CA$10.48	+59.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.84 €3.41	$3.16 CA$4.47	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42 €4.82	$6.21 CA$8.79	+14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.05	$1.88 CA$2.66	+58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.65 CA$0.91	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.97 CA$2.79	+99.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.91	$1.83 CA$2.59	+78.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$1.29 CA$1.82	+23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.38	$1.26 CA$1.78	+196.9%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Brugge	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.79	$4.82 CA$6.83	-36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.87 €48.83	$98.37 CA$139.26	+79.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.07 €20.53	$14.86 CA$21.04	-35.6%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 54.0% more for housing

	Brugge	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.04 €47.21	$52.60 CA$74.47	-0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.78 €822.20	$1,788.51 CA$2,532.08	+93.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$839.80 €747.45	$1,539.52 CA$2,179.58	+83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.43 €143.67	$98.03 CA$138.79	-39.3%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 91.8% more for childcare

	Brugge	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.19 €531.52	$1,040.67 CA$1,473.32	+74.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,038.81 €4,484.72	$10,637.54 CA$15,060.10	+111.1%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Brugge	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.32 €4.73	$4.73 CA$6.70	-11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.86	$4.14 CA$5.86	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.16 €11.71	$14.03 CA$19.86	+6.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.66 €37.97	$30.33 CA$42.95	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €12.96	$11.92 CA$16.88	-18.1%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 37.4% less for clothing

	Brugge	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.18 €90.94	$63.12 CA$89.37	-38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.35 €52.82	$37.41 CA$52.96	-37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.65 €78.90	$80.66 CA$114.19	-9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$253.81 €225.90	$109.88 CA$155.57	-56.7%
Average			-37.4%

Brugge vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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