Cost of living comparison
Canada is 5.0% cheaper than Nottingham.
If you lived in Canada instead of Nottingham, you would:
pay 0.7% more for restaurants
Nottingham
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
£13.86
|
$16.50
CA$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
£7.03
|
$9.99
CA$13.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
£1.76
|
$2.03
CA$2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
£1.22
|
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
|
pay 44.1% more for groceries
Nottingham
|
Canada
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
£2.96
|
$5.43
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
£4.14
|
$7.95
CA$10.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
£2.57
|
$3.36
CA$4.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
£3.56
|
$5.29
CA$7.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.26
|
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.44
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
£1.09
|
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.90
|
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.56
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Nottingham
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
£5.72
|
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.85
£75.26
|
$68.18
CA$93.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,007.78
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,152.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.99
£12.56
|
$16.78
CA$22.90
|
|
pay 15.2% more for housing
Nottingham
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.13
£27.58
|
$62.83
CA$85.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,156.12
£907.68
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,705.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$935.40
£734.40
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,563.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.94
£183.67
|
$119.78
CA$163.41
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Nottingham
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,618.56
£1,270.76
|
$744.16
CA$1,015.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,332.51
£18,318.68
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,668.87
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nottingham
|
Canada
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
£4.21
|
$5.30
CA$7.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.34
|
$3.57
CA$4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.66
£13.86
|
$12.99
CA$17.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
£26.65
|
$43.10
CA$58.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.82
£11.63
|
$11.26
CA$15.36
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Nottingham
|
Canada
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.43
£74.14
|
$55.23
CA$75.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
£30.53
|
$39.78
CA$54.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
£82.93
|
$86.57
CA$118.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.11
£76.25
|
$103.81
CA$141.62
|
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