Cost of living comparison
France is 0.8% cheaper than Vaughan.
If you lived in France instead of Vaughan, you would:
pay 20.7% more for restaurants
Vaughan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.10
|
$16.13
€14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
CA$13.57
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
CA$2.46
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$1.88
€1.74
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
Vaughan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
CA$2.89
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.27
CA$8.54
|
$8.33
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
CA$12.29
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
CA$3.40
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.78
CA$7.87
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
CA$1.03
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.89
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
CA$1.57
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CA$1.33
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CA$1.12
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Vaughan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
CA$6.75
|
$7.84
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.05
CA$156.76
|
$52.45
€48.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,862.20
CA$31,150.89
|
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.11
CA$21.96
|
$18.05
€16.62
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Vaughan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.80
CA$84.21
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.23
CA$2,311.20
|
$760.64
€700.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,438.11
CA$1,959.49
|
$610.71
€562.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.62
CA$195.69
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
Vaughan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.68
CA$1,130.48
|
$674.24
€620.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.77
CA$24,116.82
|
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vaughan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.03
|
$6.24
€5.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
CA$4.69
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.11
CA$46.48
|
$37.98
€34.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
CA$13.06
|
$11.22
€10.33
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
Vaughan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.24
CA$71.18
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.56
CA$55.27
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.94
CA$110.28
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.04
CA$147.21
|
$122.71
€113.01
|
|
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