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Canada vs. Ponta Delgada Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 39.0% more expensive than Ponta Delgada.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% more in Canada
Groceries: pay 31.5% more in Canada
Transportation: pay 12.6% less in Canada
Housing: pay 46.9% more in Canada
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.8% more in Canada
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Canada

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Canada are more expensive than in Ponta Delgada. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Canada.

Canada vs. Ponta Delgada Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Ponta Delgada, you would:

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pay 13.2% more for restaurants

	Ponta Delgada	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.85 €11.03	$16.68 CA$23.07	+29.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.45 €8.98	$10.26 CA$14.18	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 €1.62	$2.01 CA$2.77	+6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 €1.20	$1.66 CA$2.30	+18.6%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 31.5% more for groceries

	Ponta Delgada	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 €1.47	$2.50 CA$3.46	+46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 €7.39	$5.32 CA$7.36	-38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.83 €3.29	$8.12 CA$11.23	+111.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.14 €2.70	$3.44 CA$4.75	+9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.36 €4.61	$5.30 CA$7.33	-1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 €0.98	$1.78 CA$2.46	+55.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.70	$0.66 CA$0.91	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.86	$1.62 CA$2.25	+61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 €1.26	$1.77 CA$2.44	+20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.64	$1.15 CA$1.59	+54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.68	$1.14 CA$1.58	+45.4%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 12.6% less for transportation

	Ponta Delgada	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 €6.17	$4.22 CA$5.84	-41.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 €50.15	$65.98 CA$91.24	+13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$24,583.45 CA$33,995.22	-15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.45 €14.99	$16.38 CA$22.65	-6.2%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 46.9% more for housing

	Ponta Delgada	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.54 €27.08	$61.20 CA$84.63	+94.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$953.86 €819.18	$1,228.04 CA$1,698.20	+28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$661.86 €568.41	$1,109.76 CA$1,534.63	+67.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.88 €97.80	$110.65 CA$153.02	-2.8%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Ponta Delgada	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.00 €250.77	$720.23 CA$995.97	+146.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,007.94 €6,018.49	$12,062.51 CA$16,680.65	+72.1%
Average			+109.4%

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pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ponta Delgada	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.21 €2.76	$5.23 CA$7.23	+62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 €1.52	$3.65 CA$5.04	+105.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.67 €4.01	$13.37 CA$18.49	+186.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.46 €29.59	$43.26 CA$59.82	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.81 €8.43	$11.18 CA$15.46	+14.0%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Ponta Delgada	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.64 €42.63	$53.62 CA$74.15	+8.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 €30.09	$41.27 CA$57.07	+17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.08 €60.18	$86.13 CA$119.10	+22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.16 €120.37	$103.00 CA$142.43	-26.5%
Average			+5.5%

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