Cost of living comparison
California is 31.3% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in California instead of Canada, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
Canada
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
$19.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Canada
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
$6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
$4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
$6.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$1.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Canada
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
$4.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
$68.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
$25,571.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
$17.49
|
|
pay 61.8% more for housing
Canada
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
$70.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
$2,161.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
$1,891.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
$151.84
|
|
pay 65.6% more for childcare
Canada
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
$1,413.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
$18,865.17
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
$6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
$4.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
$52.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
$13.37
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Canada
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
$49.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
$38.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
$81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
$113.48
|
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