Cost of living comparison
Canada is 9.3% cheaper than Florida.
If you lived in Canada instead of Florida, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Florida
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.47
|
$16.37
CA$22.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
|
$10.01
CA$14.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
|
$2.00
CA$2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
|
$1.62
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
Florida
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.56
|
$2.48
CA$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
|
$5.30
CA$7.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
|
$8.04
CA$11.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.70
|
$3.39
CA$4.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.23
|
$5.12
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.79
CA$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.60
CA$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.74
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$1.16
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$1.14
CA$1.60
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Florida
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$4.35
CA$6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.15
|
$65.88
CA$92.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,918.41
|
$24,555.94
CA$34,458.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.07
|
$16.33
CA$22.92
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Florida
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.97
|
$60.95
CA$85.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,891.59
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,712.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,611.24
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,563.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.62
|
$115.39
CA$161.92
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
Florida
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$923.14
|
$729.99
CA$1,024.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,426.17
|
$12,017.58
CA$16,863.67
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.61
|
$5.20
CA$7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.94
|
$3.58
CA$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.80
|
$12.91
CA$18.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
|
$42.97
CA$60.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.47
|
$10.95
CA$15.37
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Florida
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.20
|
$53.89
CA$75.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$39.01
CA$54.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.28
|
$84.94
CA$119.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.33
|
$102.12
CA$143.29
|
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