Cost of living comparison
Spain is 17.0% cheaper than Moose Jaw.
If you lived in Spain instead of Moose Jaw, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
Moose Jaw
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.61
CA$23.98
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.17
CA$12.49
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
CA$2.67
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Moose Jaw
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
CA$5.51
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
CA$5.26
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
CA$3.50
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
$3.26
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CA$0.79
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
CA$1.50
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.67
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
CA$1.24
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CA$1.31
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Moose Jaw
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.71
CA$79.95
|
$35.45
€32.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.98
CA$24.48
|
$14.39
€13.22
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Moose Jaw
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.68
CA$100.34
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$587.11
CA$799.50
|
$828.43
€761.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$665.31
€611.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.31
CA$151.57
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
|
pay 33.1% less for childcare
Moose Jaw
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$623.81
CA$849.47
|
$381.14
€350.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,201.05
CA$13,891.28
|
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
Moose Jaw
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$4.99
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.03
€39.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Moose Jaw
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.58
CA$87.94
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.23
CA$75.20
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
CA$142.77
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.55
CA$183.22
|
$91.97
€84.53
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Spain or Moose Jaw. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.