Cost of living comparison
Kingston Upon Hull is 2.9% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Kingston Upon Hull instead of Canada, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
$14.44
£11.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$1.21
£0.97
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Canada
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
$1.24
£0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
$2.79
£2.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
$6.44
£5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$3.47
£2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
$3.50
£2.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.39
£0.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.47
£0.37
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
Canada
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$6.86
£5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
$70.00
£55.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
$32,287.15
£25,780.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
$13.27
£10.59
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
Canada
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
$45.24
£36.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
$819.79
£654.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
$544.43
£434.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
$201.05
£160.53
|
|
pay 83.2% more for childcare
Canada
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
$1,309.14
£1,045.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
$23,279.96
£18,588.28
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$4.73
£3.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$3.31
£2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
$31.13
£24.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
$7.57
£6.04
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Canada
|
Kingston Upon Hull
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
$69.37
£55.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
$35.31
£28.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
$77.78
£62.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
$84.08
£67.14
|
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