Cost of living comparison
Canada is 15.1% cheaper than Colorado.
If you lived in Canada instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Colorado
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.04
|
$16.37
CA$23.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.37
|
$10.01
CA$14.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$2.00
CA$2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
|
$1.62
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
Colorado
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
|
$2.48
CA$3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.51
|
$5.30
CA$7.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$8.04
CA$11.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
|
$3.39
CA$4.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$5.12
CA$7.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$1.79
CA$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.64
CA$0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$1.60
CA$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$1.74
CA$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.16
CA$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$1.14
CA$1.62
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Colorado
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$4.35
CA$6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.88
|
$65.88
CA$93.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.29
|
$24,555.94
CA$34,963.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.73
|
$16.33
CA$23.25
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Colorado
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.60
|
$60.95
CA$86.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,907.44
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,737.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,578.72
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,586.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.99
|
$115.39
CA$164.29
|
|
pay 38.3% less for childcare
Colorado
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.76
|
$729.99
CA$1,039.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,745.82
|
$12,017.58
CA$17,111.23
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Colorado
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.84
|
$5.20
CA$7.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
|
$3.58
CA$5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
|
$12.91
CA$18.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.68
|
$42.97
CA$61.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
|
$10.95
CA$15.59
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Colorado
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.41
|
$53.89
CA$76.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.30
|
$39.01
CA$55.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.28
|
$84.94
CA$120.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.77
|
$102.12
CA$145.40
|
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