Cost of living comparison

United States

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Canada

North Vancouver vs. Newark Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 6.4% more expensive than Newark.

Restaurants: pay 13.9% more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 18.8% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 43.4% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 1.0% more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 54.3% less in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% less in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in North Vancouver

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing in North Vancouver are more expensive than in Newark. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in North Vancouver.

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North Vancouver vs. Newark Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Newark, you would:

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pay 13.9% more for restaurants

	Newark	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$21.04 CA$30.01	+31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.75	$9.12 CA$13.01	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46	$2.28 CA$3.25	-7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.72	$1.72 CA$2.45	-0.3%
Average			+13.9%

Newark vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

	Newark	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$1.99	$2.76 CA$3.94	+38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.80	$6.88 CA$9.81	+43.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.23	$7.40 CA$10.56	+129.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.91	$3.16 CA$4.51	-19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.00	$6.21 CA$8.85	+55.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12	$1.88 CA$2.68	-11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.65 CA$0.92	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.02	$1.97 CA$2.81	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80	$1.83 CA$2.61	+1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17	$1.29 CA$1.84	+9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15	$1.26 CA$1.79	+9.5%
Average			+18.8%

Newark vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.4% more for transportation

	Newark	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.72	$4.82 CA$6.88	+29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$98.37 CA$140.32	+63.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,500.00	$27,760.48 CA$39,598.93	+58.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.70	$14.86 CA$21.20	+8.5%
Average			+43.4%

Newark vs. North Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.0% more for housing

	Newark	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.67	$52.60 CA$75.04	+1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,536.00	$1,788.51 CA$2,551.22	+16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,420.25	$1,539.52 CA$2,196.05	+8.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$172.06	$98.03 CA$139.84	-43.0%
Average			+1.0%

Newark vs. North Vancouver - Cost of housing

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pay 54.3% less for childcare

	Newark	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,916.50	$1,040.67 CA$1,484.46	-45.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,666.67	$10,637.54 CA$15,173.92	-61.6%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Newark	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$4.73 CA$6.75	+18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17	$4.14 CA$5.90	-19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.17	$14.03 CA$20.01	-1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$30.33 CA$43.27
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$11.92 CA$17.01	-8.3%
Average			-4.3%

Newark vs. North Vancouver - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Newark	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.16	$63.12 CA$90.04	+36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$37.41 CA$53.36	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.25	$80.66 CA$115.06	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.25	$109.88 CA$156.74	-16.3%
Average			-0.3%

Newark vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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