Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 3.9% cheaper than Canada overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.5% more in Samoa
- Groceries
-
pay 44.0% less in Samoa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.0% less in Samoa
- Clothing
-
pay 13.1% less in Samoa
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Samoa.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Canada, you would:
pay 67.5% more for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.37
CA$22.63
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
CA$13.83
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
CA$2.76
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.48
CA$3.43
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
CA$7.33
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.04
CA$11.11
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
CA$4.68
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
CA$7.08
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.47
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.21
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
CA$2.41
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CA$1.60
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
CA$1.58
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Canada
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CA$6.01
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.88
CA$91.05
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,555.94
CA$33,937.54
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.33
CA$22.57
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Canada
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.95
CA$84.24
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,220.42
CA$1,686.68
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,114.36
CA$1,540.09
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.39
CA$159.47
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Canada
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$729.99
CA$1,008.88
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,017.58
CA$16,608.89
|
?? |
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
CA$7.19
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
CA$4.95
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.91
CA$17.85
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.97
CA$59.39
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.95
CA$15.14
|
?? | |
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
Canada
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.89
CA$74.47
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.01
CA$53.92
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.94
CA$117.39
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.12
CA$141.13
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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