Cost of living comparison
Canada is 8.3% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Canada instead of France, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.65
|
$16.50
CA$22.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.93
|
$9.99
CA$13.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$2.03
CA$2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.66
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
France
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$2.50
CA$3.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$5.43
CA$7.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$7.95
CA$10.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$3.36
CA$4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$5.29
CA$7.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.84
CA$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$1.79
CA$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
France
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$4.40
CA$6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.54
|
$68.18
CA$94.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,031.20
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,578.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.98
|
$16.78
CA$23.18
|
|
pay 59.1% more for housing
France
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.49
|
$62.83
CA$86.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.49
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,726.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.52
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,583.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.51
|
$119.78
CA$165.45
|
|
pay 14.6% more for childcare
France
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.85
|
$744.16
CA$1,027.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,059.94
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,876.76
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$5.30
CA$7.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$3.57
CA$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.81
|
$12.99
CA$17.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.15
|
$43.10
CA$59.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.89
|
$11.26
CA$15.55
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
France
|
Canada
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.88
|
$55.23
CA$76.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.39
|
$39.78
CA$54.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.97
|
$86.57
CA$119.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.43
|
$103.81
CA$143.38
|
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