Cost of living comparison
Moose Jaw is 2.6% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Moose Jaw instead of Canada, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Moose Jaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.50
|
$17.61
CA$24.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.63
|
$9.17
CA$12.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.77
|
$1.96
CA$2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
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pay 23.4% less for groceries
Canada
|
Moose Jaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.41
|
$4.04
CA$5.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.84
|
$3.86
CA$5.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.58
|
$2.57
CA$3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.21
|
$4.40
CA$6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.58
CA$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$1.10
CA$1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
$1.23
CA$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.91
CA$1.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.96
CA$1.32
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Canada
|
Moose Jaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
$4.21
CA$5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.01
|
$58.71
CA$80.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,152.35
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.90
|
$17.98
CA$24.53
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Canada
|
Moose Jaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.71
|
$73.68
CA$100.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,705.47
|
$587.11
CA$800.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,563.58
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.41
|
$111.31
CA$151.85
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
Canada
|
Moose Jaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,015.21
|
$623.81
CA$851.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,668.87
|
$10,201.05
CA$13,916.64
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Moose Jaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.23
|
$5.87
CA$8.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.87
|
$3.67
CA$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.73
|
$14.68
CA$20.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.80
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.36
|
$14.68
CA$20.02
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
Canada
|
Moose Jaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.34
|
$64.58
CA$88.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.27
|
$55.23
CA$75.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.10
|
$104.84
CA$143.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.62
|
$134.55
CA$183.55
|
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