Cost of living comparison
Canada is 25.2% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Canada instead of Italy, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.50
|
$16.37
CA$22.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.66
|
$10.01
CA$14.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.45
|
$2.00
CA$2.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.62
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 27.7% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$2.48
CA$3.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.56
|
$5.30
CA$7.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.31
|
$8.04
CA$11.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$3.39
CA$4.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.85
|
$5.12
CA$7.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.79
CA$2.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$1.60
CA$2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$1.74
CA$2.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$1.16
CA$1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$1.14
CA$1.60
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$4.35
CA$6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.25
|
$65.88
CA$92.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,090.74
|
$24,555.94
CA$34,458.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.36
|
$16.33
CA$22.92
|
|
pay 72.9% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.71
|
$60.95
CA$85.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.86
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,712.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€491.37
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,563.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.36
|
$115.39
CA$161.92
|
|
pay 35.2% more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€488.31
|
$729.99
CA$1,024.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,085.76
|
$12,017.58
CA$16,863.67
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.81
|
$5.20
CA$7.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$3.58
CA$5.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
$12.91
CA$18.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€50.03
|
$42.97
CA$60.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.01
|
$10.95
CA$15.37
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.27
|
$53.89
CA$75.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
$39.01
CA$54.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.61
|
$84.94
CA$119.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.80
|
$102.12
CA$143.29
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