Cost of living comparison
Canada is 10.1% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Canada instead of Germany, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.79
|
$16.50
CA$22.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
$9.99
CA$13.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.64
|
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Germany
|
Canada
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
$2.50
CA$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.30
|
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.96
|
$7.95
CA$10.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
$3.36
CA$4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.71
|
$5.29
CA$7.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
Canada
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.68
|
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.94
|
$68.18
CA$93.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,284.84
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,282.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.73
|
$16.78
CA$22.98
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
Germany
|
Canada
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.85
|
$62.83
CA$86.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€746.68
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,711.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€574.92
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,569.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€216.70
|
$119.78
CA$164.04
|
|
pay 34.5% more for childcare
Germany
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€405.06
|
$744.16
CA$1,019.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,672.37
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,732.58
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Canada
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.04
|
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.21
|
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
$12.99
CA$17.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€33.04
|
$43.10
CA$59.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.72
|
$11.26
CA$15.42
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Germany
|
Canada
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€78.03
|
$55.23
CA$75.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.52
|
$39.78
CA$54.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.80
|
$86.57
CA$118.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€112.17
|
$103.81
CA$142.16
|
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