Cost of living comparison
Banff is 10.2% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Banff instead of Canada, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Banff
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
$22.02
CA$30.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$8.81
CA$12.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$1.70
CA$2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$1.50
CA$2.06
|
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pay 21.3% more for groceries
Canada
|
Banff
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
$1.95
CA$2.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
$6.23
CA$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
$6.87
CA$9.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$3.60
CA$4.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
$7.01
CA$9.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$1.66
CA$2.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.75
CA$1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$2.36
CA$3.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$2.83
CA$3.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$1.93
CA$2.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Canada
|
Banff
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$3.67
CA$5.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
$31.92
CA$43.67
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
Canada
|
Banff
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
$69.84
CA$95.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
$807.28
CA$1,104.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
$880.67
CA$1,204.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
$155.03
CA$212.06
|
|
pay 15.9% more for childcare
Canada
|
Banff
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
$862.32
CA$1,179.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Banff
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$3.56
CA$4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
$14.68
CA$20.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
$75.84
CA$103.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
$8.81
CA$12.05
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Canada
|
Banff
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
$40.36
CA$55.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
$38.53
CA$52.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
$103.97
CA$142.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
$112.53
CA$153.92
|
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