Cost of living comparison
Washington is 21.8% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Washington instead of Canada, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
$19.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
$10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Canada
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
$5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
Canada
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
$4.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
$61.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
$24,741.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
$17.12
|
|
pay 30.3% more for housing
Canada
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
$67.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
$1,617.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
$1,418.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
$130.00
|
|
pay 60.2% more for childcare
Canada
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
$1,309.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
$19,297.89
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
$5.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
$9.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
$48.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Canada
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
$46.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
$39.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
$80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
$118.25
|
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