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Sunshine Coast vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary

Sunshine Coast is 6.7% cheaper than Canada overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.2% more in Sunshine Coast
Groceries: pay 11.6% less in Sunshine Coast
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in Sunshine Coast
Housing: pay 15.6% less in Sunshine Coast
Childcare: pay 49.9% less in Sunshine Coast
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% more in Sunshine Coast
Clothing: pay 6.7% more in Sunshine Coast

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

Sunshine Coast vs. Canada Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunshine Coast instead of Canada, you would:

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pay 6.2% more for restaurants

	Canada	Sunshine Coast
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.68 CA$23.16	$14.72 A$21.44	-11.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.26 CA$14.24	$8.93 A$13.01	-12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CA$2.79	$2.18 A$3.18	+8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 CA$2.31	$2.34 A$3.40	+40.6%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

	Canada	Sunshine Coast
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 CA$3.47	$1.86 A$2.71	-25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 CA$7.39	$3.78 A$5.51	-29.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.12 CA$11.28	$4.77 A$6.94	-41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.44 CA$4.77	$4.34 A$6.33	+26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.30 CA$7.36	$4.04 A$5.88	-23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CA$2.47	$1.23 A$1.79	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 CA$0.92	$1.07 A$1.56	+61.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 CA$2.26	$1.62 A$2.37
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.77 CA$2.45	$1.78 A$2.59	+0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 CA$1.59	$0.88 A$1.29	-23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 CA$1.59	$0.79 A$1.16	-30.7%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 8.8% less for transportation

	Canada	Sunshine Coast
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 CA$5.86	$4.40 A$6.40	+4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.98 CA$91.62	$37.61 A$54.78	-43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,583.45 CA$34,136.06	$29,060.36 A$42,325.05	+18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.38 CA$22.74	$14.01 A$20.41	-14.4%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 15.6% less for housing

	Canada	Sunshine Coast
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.20 CA$84.98	$44.16 A$64.31	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,228.04 CA$1,705.23	$1,103.92 A$1,607.80	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,109.76 CA$1,540.99	$945.28 A$1,376.76	-14.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.65 CA$153.65	$100.05 A$145.72	-9.6%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 49.9% less for childcare

	Canada	Sunshine Coast
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$720.23 CA$1,000.10	$294.38 A$428.75	-59.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,062.51 CA$16,749.75	$7,156.66 A$10,423.34	-40.7%
Average			-49.9%

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pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Canada	Sunshine Coast
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 CA$7.26	$6.54 A$9.53	+25.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CA$5.06	$3.50 A$5.10	-3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.37 CA$18.57	$23.55 A$34.30	+76.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.26 CA$60.07	$49.88 A$72.65	+15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.18 CA$15.53	$13.08 A$19.06	+17.0%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

	Canada	Sunshine Coast
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.62 CA$74.46	$60.51 A$88.13	+12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 CA$57.30	$48.28 A$70.31	+17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.13 CA$119.60	$90.28 A$131.48	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.00 CA$143.02	$94.86 A$138.15	-7.9%
Average			+6.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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