Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 47.4% more expensive than Moncton.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Moncton, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Moncton
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
CA$22.59
|
$18.07
£14.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
CA$13.05
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CA$2.18
|
$2.14
£1.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$1.52
£1.22
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Moncton
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
CA$3.63
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
CA$5.97
|
$4.24
£3.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
CA$10.65
|
$5.75
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
CA$4.78
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
CA$7.20
|
$3.66
£2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
CA$2.88
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
CA$2.53
|
$1.40
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CA$1.48
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.47
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 51.6% more for transportation
Moncton
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
CA$6.20
|
$7.22
£5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.37
CA$70.27
|
$94.64
£75.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.21
CA$18.07
|
$16.98
£13.56
|
|
pay 38.8% more for housing
Moncton
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.58
CA$91.07
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$985.51
CA$1,348.03
|
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$812.41
CA$1,111.26
|
$974.65
£778.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.04
CA$125.89
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Moncton
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.96
CA$532.04
|
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,338.88
CA$10,038.49
|
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
|
pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports
Moncton
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
CA$5.02
|
$5.42
£4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CA$4.00
|
$3.93
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$20.08
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.82
CA$42.16
|
$43.82
£34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CA$13.30
|
$12.87
£10.28
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Moncton
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.89
CA$81.91
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
CA$46.78
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.28
CA$102.98
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.23
CA$126.15
|
$94.66
£75.59
|
|
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