Cost of living comparison
Italy is 12.4% cheaper than Vaughan.
If you lived in Italy instead of Vaughan, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
Vaughan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.29
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
CA$13.69
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
CA$2.48
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Vaughan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
CA$2.92
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.27
CA$8.62
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
CA$12.41
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
CA$3.43
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.78
CA$7.95
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
CA$1.04
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.91
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
CA$1.58
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CA$1.34
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CA$1.13
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Vaughan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
CA$6.81
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.05
CA$158.24
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,862.20
CA$31,445.81
|
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.11
CA$22.16
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Vaughan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.80
CA$85.01
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.23
CA$2,333.08
|
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,438.11
CA$1,978.04
|
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.62
CA$197.55
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
Vaughan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.68
CA$1,141.18
|
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.77
CA$24,345.15
|
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vaughan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.09
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
CA$4.73
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.11
CA$46.92
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
CA$13.19
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Vaughan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.24
CA$71.85
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.56
CA$55.79
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.94
CA$111.33
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.04
CA$148.61
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
|
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