Cost of living comparison
Italy is 0.4% cheaper than Kamloops.
If you lived in Italy instead of Kamloops, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
Kamloops
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.28
CA$28.98
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.64
CA$14.49
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
CA$3.40
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
CA$2.68
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Kamloops
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
CA$3.93
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
CA$6.88
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.53
CA$17.06
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.17
CA$5.67
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.10
CA$8.31
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CA$2.66
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CA$0.98
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
CA$2.64
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
CA$2.16
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
CA$1.42
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
CA$1.35
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 21.0% more for transportation
Kamloops
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CA$6.42
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.69
CA$49.97
|
$38.24
€35.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
CA$22.91
|
$19.55
€17.97
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
Kamloops
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.51
CA$104.18
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.70
CA$2,065.37
|
$660.64
€607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,174.22
CA$1,599.00
|
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.55
CA$194.11
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
|
pay 99.2% more for childcare
Kamloops
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.89
CA$999.37
|
$519.28
€477.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,935.55
CA$3,997.49
|
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kamloops
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
CA$7.50
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
CA$5.49
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.04
CA$74.95
|
$52.41
€48.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Kamloops
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.61
CA$101.60
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.93
CA$81.62
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.57
CA$127.42
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.98
CA$156.57
|
$115.51
€106.17
|
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