Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. Indiana
  4. Canada
  5. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
CAD

Canada is 6.5% more expensive than Indiana.

If you lived in Canada instead of Indiana, you would:
local_dining

pay 3.3% less for restaurants

  Indiana help_outline Canada help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.54 $12.74
CA$16.21
+1.6%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.55 $7.77
CA$9.89
+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.78 $1.66
CA$2.11
-7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.51 $1.35
CA$1.72
-10.6%
Average -3.3%
Indiana vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 17.7% more for groceries

  Indiana help_outline Canada help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.92 $2.18
CA$2.78
+13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.84 $4.83
CA$6.14
-0.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.20 $7.06
CA$8.98
+220.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.86 $2.65
CA$3.37
+41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.41 $4.56
CA$5.81
+33.8%
Apples (1 lb) $2.11 $1.49
CA$1.90
-29.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.69 $0.64
CA$0.81
-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.10 $1.43
CA$1.82
-32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.48 $1.45
CA$1.85
-1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.33 $1.01
CA$1.28
-24.0%
Onions (1 lb) $1.12 $0.89
CA$1.14
-20.3%
Average +17.7%
Indiana vs. Canada - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 16.5% more for transportation

  Indiana help_outline Canada help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.41 $3.20
CA$4.07
+32.8%
Monthly public transit pass $39.75 $62.45
CA$79.46
+57.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,489.00 $19,876.63
CA$25,292.22
-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $16.25 $16.41
CA$20.88
+1.0%
Average +16.5%
Indiana vs. Canada - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 3.8% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $59.48 $60.10
CA$76.47
+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $845.40 $887.68
CA$1,129.54
+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $681.05 $768.61
CA$978.03
+12.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $146.78 $96.49
CA$122.77
-34.3%
Average -3.8%
Indiana vs. Canada - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 10.4% less for childcare

  Indiana help_outline Canada help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $769.79 $691.09
CA$879.38
-10.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,502.08 $9,377.56
CA$11,932.57
-10.7%
Average -10.4%
Indiana vs. Canada - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.44 $4.72
CA$6.00
+37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.88 $3.11
CA$3.96
-19.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.45 $10.89
CA$13.85
+68.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $33.55 $40.05
CA$50.96
+19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.99 $9.93
CA$12.63
-0.7%
Average +20.9%
Indiana vs. Canada - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 8.1% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $38.13 $46.55
CA$59.24
+22.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $32.82 $34.74
CA$44.21
+5.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $74.59 $75.50
CA$96.07
+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $93.00 $96.07
CA$122.25
+3.3%
Average +8.1%
Indiana vs. Canada - Cost of clothing
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