Cost of living comparison

Spain

compared to

Canada

Vancouver vs. Estepona Cost of Living Summary

Vancouver is 20.3% more expensive than Estepona.

Restaurants: pay 6.9% less in Vancouver
Groceries: pay 25.4% more in Vancouver
Transportation: pay 14.6% less in Vancouver
Housing: pay 40.0% more in Vancouver
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% more in Vancouver
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Vancouver

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Vancouver are more expensive than in Estepona. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Vancouver. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vancouver.

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Vancouver vs. Estepona Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vancouver instead of Estepona, you would:

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pay 6.9% less for restaurants

	Estepona	Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.60 €17.44	$17.53 CA$24.82	-10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €8.97	$10.52 CA$14.89	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.16	$2.11 CA$2.98	-13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 €1.83	$1.63 CA$2.31	-20.4%
Average			-6.9%

Estepona vs. Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

	Estepona	Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 €1.45	$2.55 CA$3.61	+56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.72 €5.98	$5.94 CA$8.42	-11.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.58 €4.07	$8.30 CA$11.75	+81.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 €3.04	$4.05 CA$5.73	+18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.36	$6.04 CA$8.55	+60.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 €1.47	$1.84 CA$2.60	+11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$0.62 CA$0.87	-32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.75 CA$2.47	+72.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$1.83 CA$2.59	+30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.21 CA$1.72	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.29 CA$1.83	+27.0%
Average			+25.4%

Estepona vs. Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.6% less for transportation

	Estepona	Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.80 €6.05	$5.30 CA$7.50	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$82.13 CA$116.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 €9.17	$15.46 CA$21.89	+50.1%
Average			-14.6%

Estepona vs. Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.0% more for housing

	Estepona	Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 €27.38	$51.61 CA$73.07	+67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,213.05 €1,079.66	$1,758.64 CA$2,489.79	+45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$877.13 €780.67	$1,510.76 CA$2,138.87	+72.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.29 €80.36	$62.39 CA$88.33	-30.9%
Average			+40.0%

Estepona vs. Vancouver - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Estepona	Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$551.47 €490.83	$1,089.37 CA$1,542.28	+97.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,998.83 €7,119.25	$20,096.19 CA$28,451.18	+151.2%
Average			+122.8%

Estepona vs. Vancouver - Cost of childcare

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pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Estepona	Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$5.61 CA$7.94	+25.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 €2.39	$3.95 CA$5.59	+46.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$15.43 CA$21.85	+129.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.79 €39.86	$43.29 CA$61.28	-3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$12.39 CA$17.54	+10.6%
Average			+24.8%

Estepona vs. Vancouver - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Estepona	Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.85 €51.49	$57.28 CA$81.09	-1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 €37.37	$32.87 CA$46.54	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.29 €84.82	$93.98 CA$133.06	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.98 €87.20	$94.44 CA$133.70	-3.6%
Average			-7.4%

Estepona vs. Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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