Cost of living comparison
Canada is 46.7% more expensive than Budva.
If you lived in Canada instead of Budva, you would:
pay 27.8% more for restaurants
Budva
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 90.6% more for groceries
Budva
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
€3.97
|
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.07
€2.85
|
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
Budva
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
€5.77
|
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.20
€32.65
|
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
|
pay 67.8% more for housing
Budva
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.61
€26.54
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$816.11
€757.14
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.69
€569.35
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.14
€99.40
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
|
pay 57.7% more for childcare
Budva
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.71
€371.75
|
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,421.99
€8,741.25
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
|
pay 85.7% more for entertainment and sports
Budva
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.01
|
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.18
|
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.79
€3.52
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.92
€44.46
|
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
€5.78
|
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Budva
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.58
€76.61
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.47
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.45
€109.89
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.06
€188.39
|
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
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