Cost of living comparison
Canada is 4.7% more expensive than Glasgow.
If you lived in Canada instead of Glasgow, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Glasgow
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.85
|
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
Glasgow
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
£1.07
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.19
£3.34
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
£3.69
|
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
£2.15
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
£2.74
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
£0.80
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.81
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
£0.37
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
£0.39
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Glasgow
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.58
£6.04
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.73
£72.30
|
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,810.41
£23,757.10
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.97
£14.32
|
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
Glasgow
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.43
£29.04
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$977.27
£778.82
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$789.54
£629.22
|
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.28
£165.99
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
|
pay 14.4% less for childcare
Glasgow
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$967.46
£771.01
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,128.89
£11,259.88
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
Glasgow
|
Canada
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.96
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.84
£12.62
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.99
£27.89
|
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£9.90
|
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Glasgow
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.11
£70.22
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.62
£27.59
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.95
£69.29
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.12
£64.65
|
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
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