Cost of living comparison

Canada

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Spain

Canary Islands vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary

Canary Islands is 14.9% cheaper than Canada overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% more in Canary Islands
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Canary Islands
Transportation: pay 15.6% more in Canary Islands
Housing: pay 23.5% less in Canary Islands
Childcare: pay 54.7% less in Canary Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.3% less in Canary Islands
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Canary Islands

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Canary Islands are more expensive than in Canada. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Canary Islands.

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Canary Islands vs. Canada Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canary Islands instead of Canada, you would:

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pay 0.6% more for restaurants

	Canada	Canary Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.02 CA$24.10	$20.16 €17.94	+18.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.30 CA$14.58	$9.52 €8.47	-7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CA$2.84	$1.92 €1.71	-4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 CA$2.32	$1.12 €1.00	-31.6%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Canada	Canary Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 CA$3.56	$2.43 €2.16	-3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 CA$7.37	$9.80 €8.72	+88.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.08 CA$11.44	$5.12 €4.56	-36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 CA$4.95	$2.24 €1.99	-35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 CA$7.62	$4.57 €4.07	-15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 CA$2.54	$1.23 €1.10	-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CA$0.90	$1.06 €0.94	+67.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CA$2.34	$1.00 €0.89	-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.77 CA$2.50	$1.16 €1.03	-34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 CA$1.63	$0.95 €0.85	-17.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 CA$1.53	$0.90 €0.80	-17.4%
Average			-13.8%

Canada vs. Canary Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.6% more for transportation

	Canada	Canary Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 CA$6.33	$6.38 €5.68	+42.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.05 CA$92.09	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,172.47 CA$38,469.42	$24,634.18 €21,925.31	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.38 CA$21.77	$17.64 €15.70	+14.7%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 23.5% less for housing

	Canada	Canary Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.08 CA$80.80	$35.19 €31.32	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,206.12 CA$1,707.57	$1,119.74 €996.60	-7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,084.12 CA$1,534.84	$671.84 €597.96	-38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.92 CA$155.62	$94.90 €84.47	-13.7%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 54.7% less for childcare

	Canada	Canary Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$708.00 CA$1,002.35	$404.97 €360.44	-42.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,065.57 CA$19,913.32	$5,038.81 €4,484.72	-64.2%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Canada	Canary Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.10 CA$7.22	$2.80 €2.49	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.67 CA$5.19	$2.02 €1.79	-45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.41 CA$18.98	$4.62 €4.12	-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.22 CA$59.77	$47.59 €42.36	+12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.12 CA$15.74	$9.84 €8.76	-11.5%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Canada	Canary Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.28 CA$75.43	$67.18 €59.80	+26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.15 CA$56.84	$39.19 €34.88	-2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.30 CA$122.18	$90.98 €80.97	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.70 CA$141.15	$111.97 €99.66	+12.3%
Average			+9.9%

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