Cost of living comparison

Australia

compared to

Canada

North Vancouver vs. Perth Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 15.4% cheaper than Perth.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% less in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 1.8% less in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 1.9% less in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 12.3% less in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 54.4% less in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% less in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in North Vancouver

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in North Vancouver.

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North Vancouver vs. Perth Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.2% less for restaurants

	Perth	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.19 A$28.91	$21.04 CA$30.01	+4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.67 A$15.27	$9.12 CA$13.01	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 A$4.11	$2.28 CA$3.25	-20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 A$3.19	$1.72 CA$2.45	-22.9%
Average			-8.2%

Perth vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.8% less for groceries

	Perth	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$3.14 A$4.49	$2.76 CA$3.94	-12.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 A$6.65	$6.88 CA$9.81	+48.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.56 A$9.40	$7.40 CA$10.56	+12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.16 A$7.38	$3.16 CA$4.51	-38.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.16 A$5.95	$6.21 CA$8.85	+49.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 A$2.95	$1.88 CA$2.68	-8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 A$2.06	$0.65 CA$0.92	-55.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 A$2.20	$1.97 CA$2.81	+28.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.25 A$3.23	$1.83 CA$2.61	-18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 A$1.85	$1.29 CA$1.84	-0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 A$1.25	$1.26 CA$1.79	+43.8%
Average			-1.8%

Perth vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.9% less for transportation

	Perth	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 A$7.44	$4.82 CA$6.88	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.47 A$139.57	$98.37 CA$140.32	+0.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,264.76 A$39,038.89	$27,760.48 CA$39,598.93	+1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.97 A$21.43	$14.86 CA$21.20	-0.7%
Average			-1.9%

Perth vs. North Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.3% less for housing

	Perth	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.36 A$90.72	$52.60 CA$75.04	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,952.70 A$2,795.96	$1,788.51 CA$2,551.22	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,634.39 A$2,340.18	$1,539.52 CA$2,196.05	-5.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.86 A$213.14	$98.03 CA$139.84	-34.1%
Average			-12.3%

Perth vs. North Vancouver - Cost of housing

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pay 54.4% less for childcare

	Perth	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,297.67 A$3,289.91	$1,040.67 CA$1,484.46	-54.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,129.10 A$33,117.26	$10,637.54 CA$15,173.92	-54.0%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Perth	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.35 A$11.96	$4.73 CA$6.75	-43.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 A$6.38	$4.14 CA$5.90	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$41.77 A$59.81	$14.03 CA$20.01	-66.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.12 A$83.22	$30.33 CA$43.27	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$24.92	$11.92 CA$17.01	-31.5%
Average			-39.0%

Perth vs. North Vancouver - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	Perth	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.69 A$111.24	$63.12 CA$90.04	-18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.03 A$93.11	$37.41 CA$53.36	-42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.65 A$175.62	$80.66 CA$115.06	-34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.50 A$232.68	$109.88 CA$156.74	-32.4%
Average			-32.5%

Perth vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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