Cost of living comparison

compared to

Georgia is 11.0% more expensive than Canada.

If you lived in Georgia instead of Canada, you would:

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pay 2.6% more for restaurants

 
Canada
Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.50
CA$22.72
$16.59
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.99
CA$13.76
$9.02
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.03
CA$2.80
$2.26
 

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

 
Canada
Georgia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.50
CA$3.45
$3.19
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.43
CA$7.47
$5.50
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.95
CA$10.94
$3.51
 

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pay 6.3% less for transportation

 
Canada
Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
CA$6.06
$3.14
 
Monthly public transit pass $68.18
CA$93.89
$57.79
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,034.05
CA$34,473.14
$31,028.93
 

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pay 15.0% more for housing

 
Canada
Georgia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.83
CA$86.52
$66.30
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,250.12
CA$1,721.48
$1,463.95
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,146.12
CA$1,578.27
$1,247.67
 

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pay 64.2% more for childcare

 
Canada
Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $744.16
CA$1,024.74
$1,229.18
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,218.47
CA$16,825.44
$19,933.68
 

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Canada
Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.30
CA$7.30
$5.13
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
CA$4.91
$5.08
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.99
CA$17.89
$6.68
 

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

 
Canada
Georgia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.23
CA$76.05
$48.90
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.78
CA$54.78
$41.64
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.57
CA$119.21
$82.31
 

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