Cost of living comparison
Canada is 14.1% more expensive than Dayton.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5% more in Canada
- Groceries
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pay 4.6% more in Canada
- Transportation
-
pay 0.6% more in Canada
- Housing
-
pay 3.3% more in Canada
- Childcare
-
pay 86.6% more in Canada
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.8% more in Canada
- Clothing
-
pay 13.7% less in Canada
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Canada are more expensive than in Dayton. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Canada.
If you lived in Canada instead of Dayton, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
Dayton
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$16.37
CA$22.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
|
$10.01
CA$13.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$2.00
CA$2.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
|
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Dayton
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$2.48
CA$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
|
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$8.04
CA$11.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
|
$3.39
CA$4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$5.12
CA$7.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.32
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$1.74
CA$2.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.16
CA$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$1.14
CA$1.56
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Dayton
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.26
|
$4.35
CA$5.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.88
CA$90.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,111.63
|
$24,555.94
CA$33,640.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.33
CA$22.37
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
Dayton
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.17
|
$60.95
CA$83.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.00
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,671.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$839.17
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,526.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.19
|
$115.39
CA$158.07
|
|
pay 86.6% more for childcare
Dayton
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$550.00
|
$729.99
CA$1,000.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,000.00
|
$12,017.58
CA$16,463.48
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dayton
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.25
|
$5.20
CA$7.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
|
$3.58
CA$4.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$12.91
CA$17.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.45
|
$42.97
CA$58.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$10.95
CA$15.00
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Dayton
|
Canada
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$53.89
CA$73.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.00
|
$39.01
CA$53.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.00
|
$84.94
CA$116.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
|
$102.12
CA$139.89
|
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