Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 16.9% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Canada, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
|
Canada
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.78
CA$17.54
|
$17.81
£13.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
CA$11.04
|
$7.97
£6.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CA$2.33
|
$1.86
£1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CA$1.91
|
$1.35
£1.04
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
CA$3.01
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.37
CA$6.83
|
$3.82
£2.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.88
CA$10.02
|
$4.80
£3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
CA$3.72
|
$2.67
£2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
CA$6.34
|
$3.55
£2.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
CA$2.02
|
$1.16
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.88
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$1.99
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
CA$2.05
|
$1.17
£0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
CA$1.37
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CA$1.27
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
|
Canada
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.55
CA$4.52
|
$6.75
£5.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.16
CA$86.73
|
$100.97
£78.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,077.97
CA$28,093.33
|
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.61
CA$22.41
|
$18.13
£14.01
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
|
Canada
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.33
CA$85.67
|
$43.51
£33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$997.16
CA$1,268.84
|
$1,061.39
£820.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.39
CA$1,075.73
|
$877.47
£677.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.01
CA$137.44
|
$168.66
£130.31
|
|
pay 68.3% more for childcare
|
Canada
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$760.54
CA$967.75
|
$1,257.47
£971.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,449.85
CA$13,297.02
|
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.13
CA$6.52
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
CA$4.38
|
$3.81
£2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.07
CA$15.36
|
$15.26
£11.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.42
CA$57.79
|
$47.17
£36.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.94
CA$13.92
|
$13.49
£10.42
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
|
Canada
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.45
CA$65.47
|
$79.67
£61.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.02
CA$48.38
|
$41.25
£31.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.73
CA$105.28
|
$85.80
£66.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.49
CA$132.96
|
$86.00
£66.45
|
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