Cost of living comparison
Vaughan is 67.7% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Vaughan instead of Greece, you would:
pay 40.3% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Vaughan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$14.75
CA$20.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$9.96
CA$13.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.81
CA$2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Greece
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.12
CA$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$6.27
CA$8.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$9.02
CA$12.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$2.49
CA$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$5.78
CA$7.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.55
CA$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.76
CA$1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.15
CA$1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.98
CA$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.82
CA$1.13
|
|
pay 42.3% more for transportation
Greece
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$4.95
CA$6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
$115.05
CA$157.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$22,862.20
CA$31,256.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$16.11
CA$22.03
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Greece
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$61.80
CA$84.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$1,696.23
CA$2,319.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$1,438.11
CA$1,966.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$143.62
CA$196.35
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$829.68
CA$1,134.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$17,699.77
CA$24,198.24
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.44
CA$4.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$34.11
CA$46.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$9.59
CA$13.11
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Greece
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$52.24
CA$71.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$40.56
CA$55.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$80.94
CA$110.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$108.04
CA$147.71
|
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