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Canada vs. Richmond Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 1.4% more expensive than Richmond.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Canada
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Canada
Transportation: pay 2.3% less in Canada
Housing: pay 4.8% more in Canada
Childcare: pay 4.8% less in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% less in Canada
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Canada

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Canada are more expensive than in Richmond. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Canada.

Canada vs. Richmond Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Richmond, you would:

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	Richmond	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.19 CA$22.48	$16.68 CA$23.16	+3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 CA$12.99	$10.26 CA$14.24	+9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CA$2.80	$2.01 CA$2.79	-0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 CA$2.10	$1.66 CA$2.31	+10.0%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Richmond	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 CA$3.19	$2.50 CA$3.47	+8.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.62 CA$6.41	$5.32 CA$7.39	+15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 CA$11.06	$8.12 CA$11.28	+1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.16 CA$4.38	$3.44 CA$4.77	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.57 CA$6.34	$5.30 CA$7.36	+16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 CA$1.92	$1.78 CA$2.47	+28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 CA$0.80	$0.66 CA$0.92	+15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 CA$1.64	$1.62 CA$2.26	+37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 CA$2.42	$1.77 CA$2.45	+1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.54	$1.15 CA$1.59	+3.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 CA$1.35	$1.14 CA$1.59	+18.1%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 2.3% less for transportation

	Richmond	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.71 CA$6.53	$4.22 CA$5.86	-10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.47 CA$104.79	$65.98 CA$91.62	-12.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,943.58	$24,583.45 CA$34,136.06	+0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50 CA$20.13	$16.38 CA$22.74	+13.0%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 4.8% more for housing

	Richmond	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.60 CA$61.94	$61.20 CA$84.98	+37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,738.63 CA$2,414.22	$1,228.04 CA$1,705.23	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,408.89 CA$1,956.35	$1,109.76 CA$1,540.99	-21.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.48 CA$115.92	$110.65 CA$153.65	+32.5%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 4.8% less for childcare

	Richmond	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$917.27 CA$1,273.71	$720.23 CA$1,000.10	-21.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,791.47 CA$14,984.81	$12,062.51 CA$16,749.75	+11.8%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Richmond	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.40 CA$7.49	$5.23 CA$7.26	-3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.32 CA$5.99	$3.65 CA$5.06	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.39 CA$19.98	$13.37 CA$18.57	-7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.76 CA$77.42	$43.26 CA$60.07	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.87 CA$16.48	$11.18 CA$15.53	-5.8%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Richmond	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.38 CA$67.18	$53.62 CA$74.46	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.09 CA$45.95	$41.27 CA$57.30	+24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.91 CA$127.62	$86.13 CA$119.60	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.34 CA$168.49	$103.00 CA$143.02	-15.1%
Average			+3.5%

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