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Canada vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 87.1% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 20.8% more in Canada
Groceries: pay 16.9% less in Canada
Transportation: pay 32.4% less in Canada
Housing: pay 17.8% more in Canada
Childcare: pay 6.5 times more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.4% more in Canada
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Canada

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Canada are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Canada. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Canada.

Canada vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 20.8% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$16.68 CA$23.01	+20.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$10.26 CA$14.15	-7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$2.01 CA$2.77	-3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.66 CA$2.29	+73.9%
Average			+20.8%

Saint John's vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.50 CA$3.45	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.32 CA$7.34	+30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$8.12 CA$11.20	-3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$3.44 CA$4.74	-35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$5.30 CA$7.31	+43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.78 CA$2.45	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.66 CA$0.91	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.62 CA$2.24	-56.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.77 CA$2.44	-52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.15 CA$1.58	-11.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.14 CA$1.58	-11.6%
Average			-16.9%

Saint John's vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.4% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.22 CA$5.82	-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$65.98 CA$91.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$24,583.45 CA$33,909.18	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$16.38 CA$22.59	-68.2%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 17.8% more for housing

	Saint John's	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$61.20 CA$84.41	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,228.04 CA$1,693.90	+17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$1,109.76 CA$1,530.75	+63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$110.65 CA$152.63	+11.7%
Average			+17.8%

Saint John's vs. Canada - Cost of housing

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$720.23 CA$993.45
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$12,062.51 CA$16,638.43	+552.0%
Average			+552.0%

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pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.23 CA$7.22	+182.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.65 CA$5.03	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$13.37 CA$18.44
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$43.26 CA$59.67	-29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$11.18 CA$15.42	+80.4%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$53.62 CA$73.97	+7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$41.27 CA$56.92
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$86.13 CA$118.80	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$103.00 CA$142.07
Average			+11.8%

Saint John's vs. Canada - Cost of clothing

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