Cost of living comparison
Germany is 9.7% more expensive than Moose Jaw.
If you lived in Germany instead of Moose Jaw, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Moose Jaw
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.61
CA$23.98
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.17
CA$12.49
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
CA$2.67
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
Moose Jaw
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
CA$5.51
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
CA$5.26
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
CA$3.50
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CA$0.79
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
CA$1.50
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.67
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
CA$1.24
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CA$1.31
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Moose Jaw
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.71
CA$79.95
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.98
CA$24.48
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 37.2% more for housing
Moose Jaw
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.68
CA$100.34
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$587.11
CA$799.50
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.31
CA$151.57
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 3.8% less for childcare
Moose Jaw
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$623.81
CA$849.47
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,201.05
CA$13,891.28
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Moose Jaw
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$4.99
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Moose Jaw
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.58
CA$87.94
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.23
CA$75.20
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
CA$142.77
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.55
CA$183.22
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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