Cost of living comparison
Canada is 16.9% cheaper than Newmarket.
If you lived in Canada instead of Newmarket, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
Newmarket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
CA$26.53
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CA$1.92
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Newmarket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
CA$5.04
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.25
CA$9.92
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CA$4.41
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.10
CA$8.35
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.01
CA$4.12
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CA$0.96
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.68
CA$3.66
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
CA$2.79
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.68
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
CA$1.83
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Newmarket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.98
CA$6.81
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$110.62
CA$151.32
|
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,862.20
CA$31,272.06
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.65
CA$28.25
|
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Newmarket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.75
CA$100.88
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,634.77
CA$2,236.12
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,536.44
CA$2,101.62
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$193.10
CA$264.13
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Newmarket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,643.37
CA$2,247.89
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,591.28
CA$48,683.54
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Newmarket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
CA$7.06
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
CA$3.53
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.27
CA$18.16
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.19
CA$45.39
|
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Newmarket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.71
CA$63.89
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.73
CA$42.03
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.14
CA$109.62
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$154.87
CA$211.84
|
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
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