Cost of living comparison
Vancouver is 29.0% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Vancouver instead of France, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
France
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$2.14
CA$2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.94
CA$2.64
|
|
pay 31.8% more for groceries
France
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$3.06
CA$4.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$6.53
CA$8.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$8.40
CA$11.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
$4.14
CA$5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.85
|
$7.07
CA$9.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$2.05
CA$2.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.62
CA$0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.75
CA$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$2.20
CA$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$1.49
CA$2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.26
CA$1.72
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
France
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$5.46
CA$7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.51
|
$102.74
CA$139.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
$15.44
CA$21.02
|
|
pay 96.1% more for housing
France
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
$58.02
CA$79.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.02
|
$2,055.04
CA$2,798.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.15
|
$1,676.65
CA$2,283.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
$82.75
CA$112.68
|
|
pay 55.3% more for childcare
France
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.42
|
$1,137.53
CA$1,549.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
$14,751.16
CA$20,087.39
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.80
|
$3.96
CA$5.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
$14.73
CA$20.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.13
|
$41.28
CA$56.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.88
|
$13.21
CA$17.99
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
France
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
$61.77
CA$84.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
$42.57
CA$57.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
$99.87
CA$135.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.36
|
$123.72
CA$168.48
|
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