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North Vancouver vs. Wageningen Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 7.2% cheaper than Wageningen.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% less in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 14.8% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 38.6% less in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 9.5% more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 16.6% less in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% less in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 17.9% less in North Vancouver

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

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North Vancouver vs. Wageningen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Wageningen, you would:

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pay 21.9% less for restaurants

	Wageningen	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.83 €19.43	$21.04 CA$29.79	-3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$9.12 CA$12.91	-32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.83 €3.41	$2.28 CA$3.23	-40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.65 €2.36	$1.72 CA$2.43	-35.2%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 14.8% more for groceries

	Wageningen	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 €1.79	$2.76 CA$3.91	+37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.51 €5.80	$6.88 CA$9.73	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 €4.48	$7.40 CA$10.48	+47.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.94 €4.40	$3.16 CA$4.47	-36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.53 €5.82	$6.21 CA$8.79	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.06	$1.88 CA$2.66	+57.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.99	$0.65 CA$0.91	-41.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$1.97 CA$2.79	+127.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 €1.85	$1.83 CA$2.59	-12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.29 CA$1.82	+55.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.26 CA$1.78	+24.1%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 38.6% less for transportation

	Wageningen	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.99 €8.00	$4.82 CA$6.83	-46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$98.37 CA$139.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.67 €17.51	$14.86 CA$21.04	-24.4%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 9.5% more for housing

	Wageningen	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.91 €40.86	$52.60 CA$74.47	+14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.38 €1,063.05	$1,788.51 CA$2,532.08	+49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,343.68 €1,195.93	$1,539.52 CA$2,179.58	+14.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.86 €209.93	$98.03 CA$138.79	-58.4%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 16.6% less for childcare

	Wageningen	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,987.53 €1,768.97	$1,040.67 CA$1,473.32	-47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,010.59 €7,129.71	$10,637.54 CA$15,060.10	+32.8%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Wageningen	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$4.73 CA$6.70	-15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.20 €3.74	$4.14 CA$5.86	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.00 €12.46	$14.03 CA$19.86	+0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.91 €34.63	$30.33 CA$42.95	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$11.92 CA$16.88	-23.9%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 17.9% less for clothing

	Wageningen	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.73 €86.09	$63.12 CA$89.37	-34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.86 €39.03	$37.41 CA$52.96	-14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.19 €94.51	$80.66 CA$114.19	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 €90.94	$109.88 CA$155.57	+7.5%
Average			-17.9%

Wageningen vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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