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Canada

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Silver Spring vs. Vancouver Cost of Living Summary

Silver Spring is 36.4% more expensive than Vancouver.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% more in Silver Spring
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Silver Spring
Transportation: pay 25.9% more in Silver Spring
Housing: pay 18.2% more in Silver Spring
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Silver Spring
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Silver Spring
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Silver Spring

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Silver Spring are more expensive than in Vancouver. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Silver Spring.

Silver Spring vs. Vancouver Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Silver Spring instead of Vancouver, you would:

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pay 29.2% more for restaurants

	Vancouver	Silver Spring
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	$13.00	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 CA$2.98	$2.91	+38.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.42	$2.50	+46.1%
Average			+29.2%

Vancouver vs. Silver Spring - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Vancouver	Silver Spring
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 CA$4.21	$3.78	+27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.29 CA$8.91	$9.18	+45.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.93 CA$11.23	$3.58	-54.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 CA$5.76	$5.99	+47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.40 CA$9.06	$6.49	+1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 CA$2.57	$3.45	+90.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 CA$0.92	$0.79	+22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.90 CA$2.69	$3.67	+93.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.06 CA$2.92	$3.67	+78.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 CA$2.00	$1.50	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 CA$1.94	$1.83	+33.9%
Average			+35.5%

Vancouver vs. Silver Spring - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.9% more for transportation

	Vancouver	Silver Spring
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.70 CA$6.66	$3.16	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$87.86 CA$124.45	$176.00	+100.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,369.83 CA$34,518.64	$34,231.99	+40.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.23 CA$21.58	$14.58	-4.3%
Average			+25.9%

Vancouver vs. Silver Spring - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.2% more for housing

	Vancouver	Silver Spring
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.51 CA$81.46	$65.00	+13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,931.10 CA$2,735.30	$1,945.00	+0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,574.05 CA$2,229.56	$1,150.00	-26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.58 CA$84.40	$110.88	+86.1%
Average			+18.2%

Vancouver vs. Silver Spring - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Vancouver	Silver Spring
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,164.74 CA$1,649.80	$2,233.33	+91.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,795.38 CA$28,039.16	$60,000.00	+203.1%
Average			+147.4%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Vancouver	Silver Spring
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.74 CA$8.13	$6.00	+4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.92 CA$5.55	$5.29	+35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.06 CA$21.33	$10.00	-33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.54 CA$60.26	$33.33	-21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.48 CA$16.25	$17.00	+48.1%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Vancouver	Silver Spring
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.34 CA$86.88	$46.75	-23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 CA$60.59	$36.33	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.01 CA$131.74	$95.00	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.94 CA$161.39	$120.00	+5.3%
Average			-7.9%

Vancouver vs. Silver Spring - Cost of clothing

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