Cost of living comparison
Vaughan is 40.1% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Vaughan instead of Italy, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Vaughan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.62
|
$14.75
CA$20.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
$9.96
CA$13.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$1.81
CA$2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
Italy
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$2.12
CA$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.69
|
$6.27
CA$8.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$9.02
CA$12.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$2.49
CA$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.15
|
$5.78
CA$7.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.55
CA$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.76
CA$1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$1.15
CA$1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.98
CA$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.82
CA$1.13
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
Italy
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.45
|
$4.95
CA$6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.66
|
$115.05
CA$157.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
$22,862.20
CA$31,256.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.32
|
$16.11
CA$22.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Italy
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
$61.80
CA$84.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.71
|
$1,696.23
CA$2,319.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.93
|
$1,438.11
CA$1,966.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
$143.62
CA$196.35
|
|
pay 82.4% more for childcare
Italy
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.52
|
$829.68
CA$1,134.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
$17,699.77
CA$24,198.24
|
|
pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$3.44
CA$4.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.09
|
$34.11
CA$46.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.66
|
$9.59
CA$13.11
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Italy
|
Vaughan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
$52.24
CA$71.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
$40.56
CA$55.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
$80.94
CA$110.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.65
|
$108.04
CA$147.71
|
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