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Canada vs. Grande Prairie Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 11.6% more expensive than Grande Prairie.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% less in Canada
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in Canada
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Canada
Housing: pay 8.8% less in Canada
Childcare: pay 51.5% more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Canada
Clothing: pay 42.2% more in Canada

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Canada are more expensive than in Grande Prairie. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Canada.

Canada vs. Grande Prairie Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Grande Prairie, you would:

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pay 15.6% less for restaurants

	Grande Prairie	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.94 CA$24.75	$16.68 CA$23.01	-7.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.12 CA$15.34	$10.26 CA$14.15	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.52 CA$3.48	$2.01 CA$2.77	-20.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CA$3.15	$1.66 CA$2.29	-27.2%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	Grande Prairie	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 CA$3.17	$2.50 CA$3.45	+8.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.07 CA$8.37	$5.32 CA$7.34	-12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 CA$9.40	$8.12 CA$11.20	+19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.13 CA$4.32	$3.44 CA$4.74	+9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.93 CA$6.79	$5.30 CA$7.31	+7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 CA$2.78	$1.78 CA$2.45	-11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 CA$0.79	$0.66 CA$0.91	+14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.69	$1.62 CA$2.24	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 CA$2.47	$1.77 CA$2.44	-1.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 CA$1.02	$1.15 CA$1.58	+56.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 CA$1.30	$1.14 CA$1.58	+21.3%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Grande Prairie	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.72 CA$5.13	$4.22 CA$5.82	+13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.46 CA$73.74	$65.98 CA$91.01	+23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,291.54 CA$44,541.33	$24,583.45 CA$33,909.18	-23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.38 CA$22.59
Average			+4.3%

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pay 8.8% less for housing

	Grande Prairie	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.24 CA$105.17	$61.20 CA$84.41	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,018.98 CA$1,405.53	$1,228.04 CA$1,693.90	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$914.93 CA$1,262.00	$1,109.76 CA$1,530.75	+21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.25 CA$358.98	$110.65 CA$152.63	-57.5%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 51.5% more for childcare

	Grande Prairie	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$475.40 CA$655.75	$720.23 CA$993.45	+51.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,062.51 CA$16,638.43
Average			+51.5%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Grande Prairie	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$6.93	$5.23 CA$7.22	+4.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.11	$3.65 CA$5.03	-1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.22 CA$23.76	$13.37 CA$18.44	-22.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.47 CA$54.44	$43.26 CA$59.67	+9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.85	$11.18 CA$15.42	+3.9%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 42.2% more for clothing

	Grande Prairie	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.04 CA$97.99	$53.62 CA$73.97	-24.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.94 CA$24.75	$41.27 CA$56.92	+130.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.76 CA$98.98	$86.13 CA$118.80	+20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.76 CA$98.98	$103.00 CA$142.07	+43.5%
Average			+42.2%

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