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New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. United States Cost of Living Summary

New Glasgow Nova Scotia is 25.9% cheaper than United States overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.9% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Groceries: pay 6.4% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Housing: pay 26.4% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Childcare: pay 88.4% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Clothing: pay 12.2% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in New Glasgow Nova Scotia.

New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. United States Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Glasgow Nova Scotia instead of United States, you would:

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pay 28.9% less for restaurants

	United States	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.45	$15.07 CA$20.84	-22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.12	$8.61 CA$11.91	-22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56	$1.66 CA$2.30	-35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.30 CA$1.79	-35.3%
Average			-28.9%

United States vs. New Glasgow Nova Scotia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	United States	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56	$2.86 CA$3.96	-19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$6.11 CA$8.45	-6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97	$7.32 CA$10.13	+84.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27	$3.53 CA$4.88	-17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41	$5.34 CA$7.38	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.77 CA$2.44	-25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$0.68 CA$0.95	-12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.04	$1.50 CA$2.07	-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$2.24 CA$3.10	+1.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34	$0.81 CA$1.12	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38	$1.28 CA$1.77	-7.3%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 8.8% less for transportation

	United States	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.41	$4.16 CA$5.75	+21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.85	$57.41 CA$79.39	-12.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,336.38	$24,390.16 CA$33,727.93	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.61	$14.17 CA$19.60	-19.5%
Average			-8.8%

United States vs. New Glasgow Nova Scotia - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.4% less for housing

	United States	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.97	$69.37 CA$95.92	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.59	$1,076.38 CA$1,488.48	-35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.15	$896.99 CA$1,240.40	-36.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.19	$98.77 CA$136.59	-34.2%
Average			-26.4%

United States vs. New Glasgow Nova Scotia - Cost of housing

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pay 88.4% less for childcare

	United States	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,387.27	$161.46 CA$223.27	-88.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,196.46	??
Average			-88.4%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	United States	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84	$3.77 CA$5.21	-35.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15	$3.73 CA$5.16	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.90	$15.07 CA$20.84	+52.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.45	$41.98 CA$58.05	-18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.64	$10.76 CA$14.88	-21.1%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

	United States	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08	$40.04 CA$55.37	-21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.81	$34.09 CA$47.14	-18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.56	$84.32 CA$116.60	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.04	$106.20 CA$146.86	-5.2%
Average			-12.2%

United States vs. New Glasgow Nova Scotia - Cost of clothing

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