Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 34.5% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Canada, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.37
CA$23.53
|
$20.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
CA$14.39
|
$11.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
CA$2.87
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CA$2.32
|
$2.04
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Canada
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.48
CA$3.57
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
CA$7.62
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.04
CA$11.55
|
$3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
CA$4.87
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
CA$7.36
|
$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.57
|
$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.91
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.29
|
$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
CA$2.50
|
$2.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CA$1.66
|
$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
CA$1.64
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
Canada
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CA$6.25
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.88
CA$94.70
|
$79.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,555.94
CA$35,299.90
|
$32,788.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.33
CA$23.47
|
$16.99
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
Canada
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.95
CA$87.62
|
$69.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,220.42
CA$1,754.38
|
$1,832.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,114.36
CA$1,601.92
|
$1,500.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.39
CA$165.87
|
$145.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Canada
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$729.99
CA$1,049.38
|
$1,614.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,017.58
CA$17,275.63
|
$28,849.72
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
CA$7.48
|
$6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
CA$5.15
|
$5.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.91
CA$18.56
|
$9.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.97
CA$61.77
|
$58.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.95
CA$15.74
|
$14.24
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
Canada
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.89
CA$77.46
|
$53.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.01
CA$56.08
|
$41.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.94
CA$122.10
|
$92.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.12
CA$146.79
|
$126.91
|
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