Cost of living comparison
Italy is 5.9% cheaper than Moose Jaw.
If you lived in Italy instead of Moose Jaw, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
Moose Jaw
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.61
CA$23.98
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.17
CA$12.49
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
CA$2.67
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
Moose Jaw
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
CA$5.51
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
CA$5.26
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
CA$3.50
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CA$0.79
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
CA$1.50
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.67
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
CA$1.24
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CA$1.31
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
Moose Jaw
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.71
CA$79.95
|
$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) |
$17.98
CA$24.48
|
$19.55
€17.97
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
Moose Jaw
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.68
CA$100.34
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$587.11
CA$799.50
|
$660.64
€607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.31
CA$151.57
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
Moose Jaw
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$623.81
CA$849.47
|
$519.28
€477.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,201.05
CA$13,891.28
|
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Moose Jaw
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$4.99
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$52.41
€48.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
Moose Jaw
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.58
CA$87.94
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.23
CA$75.20
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
CA$142.77
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.55
CA$183.22
|
$115.51
€106.17
|
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