Cost of living comparison
Vaughan is 45.6% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Vaughan instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$9.96
CA$13.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$1.81
CA$2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$2.12
CA$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
$6.27
CA$8.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$9.02
CA$12.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$2.49
CA$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$5.78
CA$7.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
$1.55
CA$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$0.76
CA$1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$1.15
CA$1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.98
CA$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$0.82
CA$1.13
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$4.95
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
$115.05
CA$157.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
$22,862.20
CA$31,276.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
$16.11
CA$22.04
|
|
pay 36.1% more for housing
Iceland
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
$61.80
CA$84.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$1,696.23
CA$2,320.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$1,438.11
CA$1,967.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$143.62
CA$196.48
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
$829.68
CA$1,135.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
$17,699.77
CA$24,213.90
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$3.44
CA$4.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$34.11
CA$46.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
$9.59
CA$13.12
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
$52.24
CA$71.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$40.56
CA$55.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
$80.94
CA$110.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$108.04
CA$147.81
|
|
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