Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Canada, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Canada
|
Tuvalu
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Canada
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Canada
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Canada
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Canada
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Canada
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
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