Cost of living comparison
Vancouver is 83.1% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Vancouver instead of Greece, you would:
pay 65.5% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Vancouver
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.61
|
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$2.14
CA$2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.94
CA$2.64
|
|
pay 95.4% more for groceries
Greece
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$3.06
CA$4.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$6.53
CA$8.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$8.40
CA$11.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$4.14
CA$5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$7.07
CA$9.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$2.05
CA$2.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.62
CA$0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.75
CA$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$2.20
CA$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.49
CA$2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$1.26
CA$1.72
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
Greece
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$5.46
CA$7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.90
|
$102.74
CA$139.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.46
|
$15.44
CA$21.02
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Greece
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
$58.02
CA$79.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.35
|
$2,055.04
CA$2,798.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.53
|
$1,676.65
CA$2,283.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
$82.75
CA$112.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.39
|
$1,137.53
CA$1,549.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
$14,751.16
CA$20,087.39
|
|
pay 56.9% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.88
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$3.96
CA$5.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$14.73
CA$20.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.77
|
$41.28
CA$56.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$13.21
CA$17.99
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Greece
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
$61.77
CA$84.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
$42.57
CA$57.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
$99.87
CA$135.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.53
|
$123.72
CA$168.48
|
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