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New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary

New Glasgow Nova Scotia is 17.2% cheaper than Canada overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Groceries: pay 2.4% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Transportation: pay 7.2% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Housing: pay 7.2% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Childcare: pay 77.6% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in New Glasgow Nova Scotia.

New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. Canada Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Glasgow Nova Scotia instead of Canada, you would:

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pay 16.2% less for restaurants

	Canada	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.68 CA$23.33	$15.07 CA$21.08	-9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.26 CA$14.35	$8.61 CA$12.04	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CA$2.81	$1.66 CA$2.33	-17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 CA$2.32	$1.30 CA$1.81	-21.9%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 2.4% more for groceries

	Canada	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 CA$3.50	$2.86 CA$4.00	+14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 CA$7.45	$6.11 CA$8.55	+14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.12 CA$11.36	$7.32 CA$10.24	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.44 CA$4.81	$3.53 CA$4.93	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.30 CA$7.41	$5.34 CA$7.47	+0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CA$2.49	$1.77 CA$2.47	-0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 CA$0.93	$0.68 CA$0.96	+3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 CA$2.27	$1.50 CA$2.09	-7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.77 CA$2.47	$2.24 CA$3.13	+26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 CA$1.61	$0.81 CA$1.13	-29.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 CA$1.60	$1.28 CA$1.79	+12.0%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

	Canada	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 CA$5.91	$4.16 CA$5.82	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.98 CA$92.29	$57.41 CA$80.30	-13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,583.45 CA$34,386.10	$24,390.16 CA$34,115.73	-0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.38 CA$22.91	$14.17 CA$19.82	-13.5%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 7.2% less for housing

	Canada	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.20 CA$85.60	$69.37 CA$97.03	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,228.04 CA$1,717.72	$1,076.38 CA$1,505.59	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,109.76 CA$1,552.28	$896.99 CA$1,254.66	-19.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.65 CA$154.78	$98.77 CA$138.16	-10.7%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 77.6% less for childcare

	Canada	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$720.23 CA$1,007.42	$161.46 CA$225.84	-77.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,062.51 CA$16,872.44	??
Average			-77.6%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Canada	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 CA$7.32	$3.77 CA$5.27	-28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CA$5.10	$3.73 CA$5.22	+2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.37 CA$18.70	$15.07 CA$21.08	+12.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.26 CA$60.51	$41.98 CA$58.72	-3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.18 CA$15.64	$10.76 CA$15.06	-3.7%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Canada	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.62 CA$75.01	$40.04 CA$56.01	-25.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 CA$57.72	$34.09 CA$47.68	-17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.13 CA$120.47	$84.32 CA$117.94	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.00 CA$144.07	$106.20 CA$148.55	+3.1%
Average			-10.4%

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