Cost of living comparison

Canada

compared to

Netherlands

Utrecht vs. Red Deer Cost of Living Summary

Utrecht is 68.1% more expensive than Red Deer.

Restaurants: pay 73.0% more in Utrecht
Groceries: pay 10.9% more in Utrecht
Transportation: pay 83.4% more in Utrecht
Housing: pay 44.6% more in Utrecht
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Utrecht
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% more in Utrecht
Clothing: pay 75.8% more in Utrecht

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Utrecht are more expensive than in Red Deer. Notably, childcare, transportation, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Utrecht.

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Utrecht vs. Red Deer Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Utrecht instead of Red Deer, you would:

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pay 73.0% more for restaurants

	Red Deer	Utrecht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.22 CA$24.54	$21.02 €18.68	+22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.69 CA$13.80	$14.02 €12.45	+44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 CA$2.40	$4.06 €3.61	+141.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 CA$2.49	$3.22 €2.86	+84.1%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 10.9% more for groceries

	Red Deer	Utrecht
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 CA$3.65	$2.49 €2.21	-2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 CA$7.39	$7.21 €6.41	+38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 CA$9.03	$5.18 €4.61	-18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 CA$4.52	$5.23 €4.64	+64.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.43 CA$7.74	$7.43 €6.60	+36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 CA$2.90	$1.12 €1.00	-44.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 CA$0.86	$1.14 €1.02	+88.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 CA$2.43	$0.92 €0.82	-46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 CA$2.22	$1.72 €1.53	+10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CA$1.55	$0.93 €0.83	-14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 CA$1.31	$0.99 €0.88	+7.2%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 83.4% more for transportation

	Red Deer	Utrecht
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.72 CA$5.29	$8.64 €7.67	+132.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.92 CA$75.40	$76.50 €67.96	+44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$34,736.19	$40,879.64 €36,314.85	+67.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 CA$19.37	$25.68 €22.82	+88.9%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 44.6% more for housing

	Red Deer	Utrecht
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.09 CA$89.88	$50.81 €45.13	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,060.84 CA$1,511.32	$1,944.36 €1,727.24	+83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$973.53 CA$1,386.94	$1,580.73 €1,404.22	+62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.49 CA$204.42	$218.51 €194.11	+52.3%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Red Deer	Utrecht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$665.47 CA$948.06	$2,627.98 €2,334.53	+294.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,898.11 CA$12,676.70	$11,077.21 €9,840.29	+24.5%
Average			+159.7%

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pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Red Deer	Utrecht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$7.16	$7.01 €6.23	+39.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 CA$5.24	$4.67 €4.15	+26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 CA$20.45	$14.60 €12.97	+1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.84 CA$55.33	$48.76 €43.32	+25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$15.33	$16.35 €14.53	+51.9%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 75.8% more for clothing

	Red Deer	Utrecht
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.96 CA$71.18	$120.97 €107.46	+142.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.08 CA$48.55	$62.29 €55.34	+82.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.91 CA$105.30	$110.08 €97.79	+48.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.50 CA$143.18	$129.88 €115.38	+29.2%
Average			+75.8%

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