Cost of living comparison
Germany is 1.5% more expensive than Burnaby.
If you lived in Germany instead of Burnaby, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
Burnaby
|
Germany
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
CA$2.87
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
Burnaby
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CA$3.62
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
CA$8.05
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.90
CA$12.12
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
CA$4.50
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
CA$8.68
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
CA$2.78
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.86
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
CA$2.19
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.89
CA$2.57
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
Burnaby
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
CA$7.20
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$76.78
CA$104.56
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.04
CA$20.49
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Burnaby
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.52
CA$74.24
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,128.28
CA$2,898.18
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,761.33
CA$2,398.49
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.68
CA$137.10
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
Burnaby
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$948.55
CA$1,291.69
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,008.33
CA$14,990.59
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Burnaby
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.77
CA$6.50
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$5.00
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.86
CA$47.47
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
Burnaby
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
CA$61.62
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
CA$49.64
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.99
CA$136.16
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
CA$124.92
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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