Cost of living comparison
Vancouver is 3.5 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Vancouver instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB623.71
|
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB382.84
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB76.67
|
$2.14
CA$2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.02
|
$1.94
CA$2.64
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.31
|
$3.06
CA$4.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB357.73
|
$6.53
CA$8.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB291.81
|
$8.40
CA$11.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB110.50
|
$4.14
CA$5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB156.82
|
$7.07
CA$9.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.18
|
$2.05
CA$2.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.88
|
$0.62
CA$0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.01
|
$1.75
CA$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB82.12
|
$2.20
CA$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.03
|
$1.49
CA$2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.89
|
$1.26
CA$1.72
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB201.15
|
$5.46
CA$7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,734.83
|
$102.74
CA$139.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,626,920.72
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB402.36
|
$15.44
CA$21.02
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Russia
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB569.84
|
$58.02
CA$79.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,859.14
|
$2,055.04
CA$2,798.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,796.82
|
$1,676.65
CA$2,283.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,197.86
|
$82.75
CA$112.68
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,295.63
|
$1,137.53
CA$1,549.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB506,146.13
|
$14,751.16
CA$20,087.39
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB136.32
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB156.25
|
$3.96
CA$5.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB199.55
|
$14.73
CA$20.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,639.28
|
$41.28
CA$56.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB380.34
|
$13.21
CA$17.99
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Russia
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,281.21
|
$61.77
CA$84.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,333.32
|
$42.57
CA$57.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,107.14
|
$99.87
CA$135.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,172.88
|
$123.72
CA$168.48
|
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