Cost of living comparison
New Jersey is 40.0% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Canada, you would:
pay 19.4% more for restaurants
Canada
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.37
CA$23.09
|
$19.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
CA$14.12
|
$11.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
CA$2.81
|
$2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CA$2.28
|
$2.02
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Canada
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.48
CA$3.50
|
$3.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
CA$7.48
|
$7.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.04
CA$11.33
|
$4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
CA$4.78
|
$3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
CA$7.22
|
$5.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.52
|
$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
$0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.25
|
$2.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
CA$2.46
|
$2.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CA$1.63
|
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
CA$1.61
|
$1.59
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
Canada
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CA$6.13
|
$3.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.88
CA$92.90
|
$133.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,555.94
CA$34,627.56
|
$31,750.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.33
CA$23.03
|
$20.65
|
|
pay 34.5% more for housing
Canada
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.95
CA$85.95
|
$58.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,220.42
CA$1,720.97
|
$2,167.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,114.36
CA$1,571.41
|
$1,865.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.39
CA$162.71
|
$112.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Canada
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$729.99
CA$1,029.39
|
$1,618.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,017.58
CA$16,946.59
|
$28,166.67
|
|
pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
CA$7.33
|
$6.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
CA$5.05
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.91
CA$18.21
|
$11.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.97
CA$60.59
|
$54.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.95
CA$15.44
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Canada
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.89
CA$75.99
|
$53.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.01
CA$55.01
|
$45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.94
CA$119.77
|
$91.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.12
CA$144.00
|
$124.03
|
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