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Canada

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United States

Overland Park vs. Vancouver Cost of Living Summary

Overland Park is 12.6% more expensive than Vancouver.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% more in Overland Park
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Overland Park
Transportation: pay 1.2% less in Overland Park
Housing: pay 45.3% more in Overland Park
Childcare: pay 30.6% more in Overland Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Overland Park
Clothing: pay 2.6% more in Overland Park

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

Overland Park vs. Vancouver Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Overland Park instead of Vancouver, you would:

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pay 10.9% more for restaurants

	Vancouver	Overland Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.93 CA$25.40	$20.00	+11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.76 CA$15.24	$8.00	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 CA$2.98	$2.86	+35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.42	$2.08	+21.8%
Average			+10.9%

Vancouver vs. Overland Park - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Vancouver	Overland Park
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 CA$4.21	$3.61	+21.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.29 CA$8.91	$5.51	-12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.93 CA$11.23	$4.20	-47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 CA$5.76	$3.53	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.40 CA$9.06	$4.07	-36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 CA$2.57	$2.00	+10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 CA$0.92	$0.59	-9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.90 CA$2.69	$1.58	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.06 CA$2.92	$2.84	+37.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 CA$2.00	$1.48	+4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 CA$1.94	$1.19	-13.1%
Average			-6.8%

Vancouver vs. Overland Park - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

	Vancouver	Overland Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.70 CA$6.66	$2.93	-37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$87.86 CA$124.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,369.83 CA$34,518.64	$36,336.95	+49.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.23 CA$21.58	$12.94	-15.0%
Average			-1.2%

Vancouver vs. Overland Park - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.3% more for housing

	Vancouver	Overland Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.51 CA$81.46	$57.86	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,931.10 CA$2,735.30	$1,666.67	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,574.05 CA$2,229.56	$1,533.33	-2.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.58 CA$84.40	$176.99	+197.0%
Average			+45.3%

Vancouver vs. Overland Park - Cost of housing

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pay 30.6% more for childcare

	Vancouver	Overland Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,164.74 CA$1,649.80	$1,345.00	+15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,795.38 CA$28,039.16	$28,840.00	+45.7%
Average			+30.6%

Vancouver vs. Overland Park - Cost of childcare

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Vancouver	Overland Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.74 CA$8.13	$6.00	+4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.92 CA$5.55	$5.47	+39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.06 CA$21.33	$7.00	-53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.54 CA$60.26	$59.50	+39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.48 CA$16.25	$12.00	+4.6%
Average			+7.0%

Vancouver vs. Overland Park - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

	Vancouver	Overland Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.34 CA$86.88	$56.25	-8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 CA$60.59	$41.00	-4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.01 CA$131.74	$100.00	+7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.94 CA$161.39	$131.25	+15.2%
Average			+2.6%

Vancouver vs. Overland Park - Cost of clothing

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