Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 7.3% more expensive than Burnaby.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Burnaby, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
Burnaby
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
CA$2.87
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Burnaby
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CA$3.62
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
CA$8.05
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.90
CA$12.12
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
CA$4.50
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
CA$8.68
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
CA$2.78
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.86
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
CA$2.19
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.89
CA$2.57
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 40.9% more for transportation
Burnaby
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
CA$7.20
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$76.78
CA$104.56
|
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.04
CA$20.49
|
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 4.1% less for housing
Burnaby
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.52
CA$74.24
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,128.28
CA$2,898.18
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,761.33
CA$2,398.49
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.68
CA$137.10
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Burnaby
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$948.55
CA$1,291.69
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,008.33
CA$14,990.59
|
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burnaby
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.77
CA$6.50
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$5.00
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.86
CA$47.47
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Burnaby
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
CA$61.62
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
CA$49.64
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.99
CA$136.16
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
CA$124.92
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
|
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