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Austria

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Canada

North Vancouver vs. Dornbirn Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 4.5% more expensive than Dornbirn.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% less in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 2.4% less in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 22.6% more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 13.8% less in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 32.7% more in North Vancouver

The cost of clothing and housing in North Vancouver are more expensive than in Dornbirn. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in North Vancouver.

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North Vancouver vs. Dornbirn Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Dornbirn, you would:

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pay 12.9% less for restaurants

	Dornbirn	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.95	$21.04 CA$29.79	+17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$9.12 CA$12.91	-18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.29 €3.82	$2.28 CA$3.23	-46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.66 €3.26	$1.72 CA$2.43	-53.0%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 2.4% less for groceries

	Dornbirn	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 €2.70	$2.76 CA$3.91	-9.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.58 €7.64	$6.88 CA$9.73	-19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.51 €5.80	$7.40 CA$10.48	+13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.28 €4.70	$3.16 CA$4.47	-40.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.26 €5.58	$6.21 CA$8.79	-0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.88 CA$2.66	+47.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.65 CA$0.91	-38.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 €1.54	$1.97 CA$2.79	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.58	$1.83 CA$2.59	+3.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.29 CA$1.82	+27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.26 CA$1.78	+15.2%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Dornbirn	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.01 €6.24	$4.82 CA$6.83	-31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.87 €48.83	$98.37 CA$139.26	+79.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,661.80 €26,400.07	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.95 €20.43	$14.86 CA$21.04	-35.3%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 22.6% more for housing

	Dornbirn	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.79 €27.41	$52.60 CA$74.47	+70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,231.71 €1,096.27	$1,788.51 CA$2,532.08	+45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,026.42 €913.55	$1,539.52 CA$2,179.58	+50.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$239.76 €213.39	$98.03 CA$138.79	-59.1%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 13.8% less for childcare

	Dornbirn	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.98 €395.15	$1,040.67 CA$1,473.32	+134.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,592.07 €29,898.15	$10,637.54 CA$15,060.10	-68.3%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Dornbirn	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 €4.48	$4.73 CA$6.70	-6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.42 €3.94	$4.14 CA$5.86	-6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$14.03 CA$19.86	+92.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.19 €47.34	$30.33 CA$42.95	-43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$11.92 CA$16.88	-23.9%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 32.7% more for clothing

	Dornbirn	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.99 €49.83	$63.12 CA$89.37	+12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.09 €53.48	$37.41 CA$52.96	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.79 €39.86	$80.66 CA$114.19	+80.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.79 €39.86	$109.88 CA$155.57	+145.3%
Average			+32.7%

Dornbirn vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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