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North Vancouver vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 16.6% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% less in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 9.3% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 42.4% more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 54.7% more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in North Vancouver

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

North Vancouver vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.6% less for restaurants

	Rome	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.87	$17.94 CA$24.56	+2.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.91	$10.76 CA$14.73	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.12	$2.07 CA$2.83	-17.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$1.61 CA$2.21	+20.4%
Average			-0.6%

Rome vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Rome	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.88	$2.39 CA$3.27	+8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.10	$5.02 CA$6.87	-47.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.04	$6.88 CA$9.42	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.92	$3.49 CA$4.77	-24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.69	$4.85 CA$6.64	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$1.39 CA$1.91	+15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.88	$0.58 CA$0.80	-43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.91	$1.34 CA$1.84	+24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$1.74 CA$2.38	+21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$1.15 CA$1.57	+34.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$0.97 CA$1.32	-1.2%
Average			-2.6%

Rome vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

	Rome	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.50	$4.76 CA$6.51	-37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.70	$87.99 CA$120.44	+115.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,784.39	$24,382.26 CA$33,373.22	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.85	$15.14 CA$20.73	-23.7%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 42.4% more for housing

	Rome	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.26	$67.45 CA$92.33	+110.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,219.39	$1,834.98 CA$2,511.63	+27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €787.38	$1,607.40 CA$2,200.13	+73.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €145.77	$100.30 CA$137.28	-41.6%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 54.7% more for childcare

	Rome	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €482.27	$1,199.27 CA$1,641.50	+111.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,295.39	$10,763.85 CA$14,733.01	-1.7%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.96	$5.02 CA$6.88	-14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.71	$3.96 CA$5.42	+96.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.10	$14.35 CA$19.64	+99.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €59.97	$32.00 CA$43.81	-54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.91	$11.93 CA$16.33	+2.1%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Rome	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.40	$60.42 CA$82.70	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.05	$38.27 CA$52.38	+1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.27	$84.68 CA$115.90	-4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.14	$89.70 CA$122.78	-23.2%
Average			-13.1%

Rome vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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