Cost of living comparison
Spain is 24.9% cheaper than Vaughan.
If you lived in Spain instead of Vaughan, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Vaughan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.29
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
CA$13.69
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
CA$2.48
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Vaughan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
CA$2.92
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.27
CA$8.62
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
CA$12.41
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
CA$3.43
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.78
CA$7.95
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
CA$1.04
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.91
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
CA$1.58
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CA$1.34
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CA$1.13
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Vaughan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
CA$6.81
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.05
CA$158.24
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,862.20
CA$31,445.81
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.11
CA$22.16
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
Vaughan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.80
CA$85.01
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.23
CA$2,333.08
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,438.11
CA$1,978.04
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.62
CA$197.55
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Vaughan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.68
CA$1,141.18
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.77
CA$24,345.15
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vaughan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.09
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
CA$4.73
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.11
CA$46.92
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
CA$13.19
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Vaughan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.24
CA$71.85
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.56
CA$55.79
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.94
CA$111.33
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.04
CA$148.61
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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