Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 26.7% more expensive than Moose Jaw.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Moose Jaw, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
Moose Jaw
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.61
CA$23.98
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.17
CA$12.49
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
CA$2.67
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Moose Jaw
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
CA$3.26
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
CA$5.51
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
CA$5.26
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
CA$3.50
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CA$0.79
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
CA$1.50
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.67
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
CA$1.24
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CA$1.31
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
Moose Jaw
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.71
CA$79.95
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.98
CA$24.48
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 56.7% more for housing
Moose Jaw
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.68
CA$100.34
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$587.11
CA$799.50
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.31
CA$151.57
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Moose Jaw
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$623.81
CA$849.47
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,201.05
CA$13,891.28
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Moose Jaw
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$4.99
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Moose Jaw
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.58
CA$87.94
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.23
CA$75.20
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
CA$142.77
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.55
CA$183.22
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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