Cost of living comparison
Vaughan is 0.1% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Vaughan instead of United States, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
United States
|
Vaughan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$9.96
CA$13.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.81
CA$2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
United States
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$2.12
CA$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$6.27
CA$8.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$9.02
CA$12.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.49
CA$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$5.78
CA$7.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.55
CA$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.76
CA$1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.15
CA$1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.98
CA$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.82
CA$1.13
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
United States
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.95
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$115.05
CA$157.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$22,862.20
CA$31,272.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$16.11
CA$22.04
|
|
pay 3.5% more for housing
United States
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$61.80
CA$84.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$1,696.23
CA$2,320.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$1,438.11
CA$1,967.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$143.62
CA$196.45
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
United States
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$829.68
CA$1,134.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$17,699.77
CA$24,210.63
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$3.44
CA$4.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$34.11
CA$46.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$9.59
CA$13.11
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
United States
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$52.24
CA$71.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$40.56
CA$55.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$80.94
CA$110.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$108.04
CA$147.79
|
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