Cost of living comparison
Canada is 21.4% cheaper than Charlottesville.
If you lived in Canada instead of Charlottesville, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Charlottesville
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$16.50
CA$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.99
CA$13.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$2.03
CA$2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Charlottesville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$5.43
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$7.95
CA$10.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$3.36
CA$4.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$5.29
CA$7.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Charlottesville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
|
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$150.00
|
$68.18
CA$93.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,152.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$16.78
CA$22.90
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
Charlottesville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$62.83
CA$85.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,250.00
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,705.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,820.00
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,563.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$119.78
CA$163.41
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Charlottesville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
|
$744.16
CA$1,015.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,668.87
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Charlottesville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.30
CA$7.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
|
$3.57
CA$4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$12.99
CA$17.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.50
|
$43.10
CA$58.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$11.26
CA$15.36
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Charlottesville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$55.23
CA$75.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$39.78
CA$54.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$86.57
CA$118.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$103.81
CA$141.62
|
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